ਕਾਇਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕੈਮ (kaim)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَائِم (qā'im), from Arabic قَائِم (qāʔim).

Adjective

ਕਾਇਮ • (kāim) (Shahmukhi spelling قایم)

1. established, set-up, existing
2. firm

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਾਇਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 532.
• “ਕਾਇਮ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024