گام

See also: کام

Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Persian گام, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gám)

1. step

See also

• قدم (qadam)

Iraqi Arabic

Root
گ و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَامَ (qāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːm/

Verb

گام (gām) I (non-past يگوم (ygūm))

1. to stand
2. to start doing something

Conjugation

Conjugation of گام (gām)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	گمت (gimit)	گمت (gimit)	گام (gām)		گمنا (gimna)	گمتو (gimtu)	گامو (gāmaw)
	f		گمتي (gimti)	گامت (gāmat)			گمتن (gimtan)	گامن (gāman)
present	m	اگوم (agūm)	تگوم (tgūm)	يگوم (ygūm)		نگوم (ngūm)	تگومون (tgūmūn)	يگومون (ygūmūn)
	f		تگومين (tgūmīn)	تگوم (tgūm)			تگومن (tgūman)	يگومن (ygūman)
imperative	m		گوم (gūm)				گومو (gūmu)
	f		گومي (gūmi)				گومن (gūman)

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːm/

Noun

گام • (gām) m (plural گام, Devanagari गाम)

1. village

   سُہ گَو گام روزنہِ ― suh gav gām rōzni ― He went to the village to live

Derived terms

• گامُک (gāmuk, “villager”)

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡɔːm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ɒːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɔm]

Readings
Classical reading?	gām
Dari reading?	gām
Iranian reading?	gâm
Tajik reading?	gom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Baluchi گام, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gâm)

1. step

   Synonym: قدم (qadam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gamme.

Noun

گام • (gâm) (plural گام‌ها (gâm-hâ))

1. (music) scale

Derived terms

• گام ماژور (gâm-e mâžor)
• گام مینور (gâm-e minor)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːm/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian گام (gām).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

1. step, footstep, pace

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

1. village

References

• “گام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.