زخم

See also: رحم and زحم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (z’hm /⁠zaxm⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäxm]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæxm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäχm]

Readings
Classical reading?	zaxm
Dari reading?	zaxm
Iranian reading?	zaxm
Tajik reading?	zaxm

Noun

Dari	زخم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	захм

زخم • (zaxm)

1. wound

Related terms

• زخمی (zaxmi)
• زخمی شدن (zaxmi šodan)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: zəxm
• → Bengali: জখম (jokhom)
• → Gujarati: જખમ (jakham)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ज़ख़्म (zaxm)

  Urdu: زخم (zaxm)

• → Marathi: जखम (j̈akham)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ (zaxam)

  Shahmukhi script: زَخم (zaxm)

  → Tulu: ಜಖಮ್ (jakhamŭ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زخم (zaxm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəxm/

Noun

زخم • (zaxm) m (Hindi spelling ज़ख़्म)

1. wound (usually a gash, stab, tear)

Related terms

• زخم کھانا (zaxm khānā)
• زخم بھرنا (zaxm bharnā)
• زخم دینا (zaxm denā)
• زخمی (zaxmī)