یکم

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From یک(yek, one) + م(-om, -th, -st (ordinal number suffix)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

یکم (yekom)

  1. (rare or archaic) first
  2. (in compounds) first
    بیست و یکم‎ ― bist o yekomtwenty-first

Usage notes[edit]

اول(avval) is the standard word for "first" in modern Persian. Compound numbers, however, are always formed with یکم(yekom).

Synonyms[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian یکم(yekom).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

یَکُم (yakumm (Hindi spelling यकुम) (indeclinable)

  1. first day of the month

References[edit]

  • یکم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • یکم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.