قیم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَيِّم (qayyim).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qaj.ˈjim/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäj.jɪ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäj.jɪ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäj.jɪ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäj.jím]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæj.jém]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäj.jím]

Readings
Classical reading?	qayyim
Dari reading?	qayyim
Iranian reading?	ġayyem
Tajik reading?	qayyim

Noun

قیم • (qayyim / ġayyem) (Tajik spelling қайим)

1. guardian (e.g. of a minor)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “قیم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim