چم

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See also: جم, خم, and حم

Baluchi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (eye).

Noun

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چم (camm)

  1. eye

Derived terms

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See also

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Gojri

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma), from Sanskrit चर्म (cárma).

Noun

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چَم (camm

  1. skin, leather, hide, coat, peel, rind
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Further reading

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  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 187.
  • Javaid Rahi (2015) “چَمْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 419, column 2.

Gulf Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic كَمْ (kam).

Determiner

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چم (čam)

  1. how many
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic كُمّ (kumm).

Noun

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چم (čamm (dual چمين (čammēn), plural چموم (čmūm))

  1. sleeve
Usage notes
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Usually only used in the plural except when the two needs to be emphasized, e.g. نزل چمومك (lower your [two] sleeves). Compare similar usage with عين (ʕēn, eye).

Laki

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Noun

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چم (çim)

  1. eye

Mazanderani

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Noun

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چم (čam)

  1. mood
    منه چم نیهmene čam niyeI'm not in the mood

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (cym /⁠čim⁠/, reason, cause, purpose, meaning). Compare Gilaki چم (čem, mood, meaning, atmosphere).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? čam
Dari reading? čam
Iranian reading? čam
Tajik reading? čam

Noun

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Dari چم
Iranian Persian
Tajik чам

چم (čem, čam) (plural چم‌ها (čem-hâ, čam-hâ))

  1. meaning, sense
    Synonym: معنی (ma'ni)
Inflection
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    Enclitic-attached forms of چم (čam) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of چم (čam)
singular plural
bare چم
(čam)
چم‌ها
(čam-hấ)
چما
(čamấ)
definitive direct object چم را
(čam râ)
چم رو
(čamo)
چم‌ها را
(čam-hấ râ)
چما رو
(čamấ ro)
ezâfe چم
(čam-e)
چم‌های
(čam-hấ-ye)
چمای
(čamấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
چمی
(čam-i)
چم‌هایی
(čamấn-i, čam-hấ-i)
چمایی
(čamấi)
Colloquial.
References
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Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

Etymology 2

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From Classical Persian چَشْم (čašm), see there for more.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Dari reading? čim

Noun

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چم (čim) (Hazaragi)

  1. Colloquial Hazaragi form of چشم (čašm)
References
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  • Malistani, Tariq (1993) “چم”, in فرهنگ ابتدائی ملی هزاره [farhang-i ibtidā'ī millī-yi hazāra]‎[1] (PDF), SIL International

Talysh

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Noun

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چم (cam)

  1. eye

Torwali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥.

Noun

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چم (čam)

  1. skin

Western Cham

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Proper noun

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چم (transliteration needed)

  1. Jawi spelling of Cam