जाम

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑːm/, [d͡ʒä̃ːm]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جام‎ (jām).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. goblet, bowl, cup
  2. glass, mirror
  3. reply to glass of wine, Cheers!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English jam.

Adjective

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. jammed

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. jam
  2. (food)jam
  3. (sailor's slang) ship getting stuck between two rocks etc.; place where ship can jam.
  4. (Sailor's slang) The pulley/winch of a ship which when moved by putting a stick in, leads to slipping of chain to which the rudder is tied.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma). Compare Pali yāma.

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. night watch, period or watch of three hours, the eighth part of a day
  2. 7 1/2 in clock
  3. time
  4. night
  5. relating to or derived from or destined for Yama

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. jamun, roseapple
  2. guava

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. one's kid
  2. seed

Verb

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام‎)

  1. (dialectal) to sprout
  2. (for insects and plants) to have grown

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “जाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • “जाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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