کانم

Persian

Alternative forms

• کالم (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

Attested in 14th century Lexicon "Sihāh ul-furs", from older texts of the Early New Persian, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

کانم • (kânom)

1. (obsolete) a married woman, wife
2. (obsolete) a widow
   • 10th century, Monjik, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     ماند کانم که نیز نکند شوی

     mānd kānum ki nīz nakunad šōy

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