जम

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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from Classical Sanskrit यम (yama).

Noun

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जम (jamm (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. Yama

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جم (jam).

Noun

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जम (jamm (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. a great king
  2. Jamshed, a mythological king of Persia, whom they confound with Solomon and Alexander the Great
  3. Solomon, Alexander the Great

Etymology 3

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Verb

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जम (jam) (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. inflection of जमना (jamnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative