गाम

See also: ग़म, गामो, and गम्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːm/, [ɡä̃ːm]

Noun

गाम • (gām) m (Urdu spelling گام)

1. (dialectal) village, town

   Synonyms: गाँव (gā̃v), ग्राम (grām), बस्ती (bastī), क़स्बा (qasbā)

Declension

Declension of गाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाम gām	गाम gām
oblique	गाम gām	गामों gāmõ
vocative	गाम gām	गामो gāmo

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːm/

Noun

गाम • (gām) m (plural गाम, Perso-Arabic گام)

1. village

Derived terms

• गामुक (gāmuk, “villager”)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Noun

गाम • (gāma) m

1. village

Descendants

• Gujarati: ગામ (gām)
• Marwari: गांव (gāmv)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• gāma (Latin script)
• 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• গাম (Bengali script)
• ගාම (Sinhalese script)
• ဂါမ or ၷႃမ (Burmese script)
• คาม or คามะ (Thai script)
• ᨣᩤᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄາມ or ຄາມະ (Lao script)
• គាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

गाम m

1. village

Declension

Declension table of "गाम" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	गामो (gāmo)	गामा (gāmā)
Accusative (second)	गामं (gāmaṃ)	गामे (gāme)
Instrumental (third)	गामेन (gāmena)	गामेहि (gāmehi) or गामेभि (gāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	गामस्स (gāmassa) or गामाय (gāmāya) or गामत्थं (gāmatthaṃ)	गामानं (gāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	गामस्मा (gāmasmā) or गामम्हा (gāmamhā) or गामा (gāmā)	गामेहि (gāmehi) or गामेभि (gāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	गामस्स (gāmassa)	गामानं (gāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	गामस्मिं (gāmasmiṃ) or गामम्हि (gāmamhi) or गामे (gāme)	गामेसु (gāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	गाम (gāma)	गामा (gāmā)