پالم

Persian

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पालम (pālam) / Urdu پَالَم (pālam)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /paː.ˈlam/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.läm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.läm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰɑː.läm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰɔː.läm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɒː.læm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰɔ.läm]

Readings
Classical reading?	pālam
Dari reading?	pālam
Iranian reading?	pâlam
Tajik reading?	polam

Proper noun

پَالَم • (pālam)

1. (Indo-Persian) Palam (a neighborhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India)

   سَلْتَنَتِ شَاه عَالَم اَز دِهْلِی تَا پَالَم

   saltanat-i šāh ālam az dihlī tā pālam

   The sultanate of Shah Alam II [only extends] from Delhi to Palam.

Urdu

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀩 (pālaṃba, “neck ornament; long”), from Sanskrit प्रालम्ब (prālamba).

According to a folk etymology, a blend of پَانِی (pānī) +‎ عَالَم ('ālam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ləm/
• Rhymes: -əm
• Hyphenation: پَا‧لَم

Proper noun

پالَم • (pālam) m (Hindi spelling पालम)

1. Palam (a neighborhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India)
2. Palam (a town and tehsil in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, India)

Derived terms

• پَالَم پَٹ (pālam paṭ, “land granted as a gift by the government”)
• پَالَم پُور (pālam pūr, “Palampur, Himachal Pradesh”)

Descendants

• →? Classical Persian: پَالَم (pālam)