جامه

See also: جامہ and چامه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جامه (jâme).

Noun

جامه • (came)

  1. a cloth, any woven material; a length of cloth
  2. a sheet
  3. a wrapper, or a wrap
  4. a garment, raiment
  5. a cup, bowl, goblet

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian yʾmk' (jāmag), from Proto-Iranian *yām- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámas, *yam- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s, from *yem- (“to hold”), see also Sanskrit यम् (yam, “to sustain”). Compare Old Armenian վարշամակ (varšamak).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔː.mǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? jāma
Dari reading? jāma
Iranian reading? jâme
Tajik reading? joma
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Noun
Dari جامه
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷома

جامه • (jâme) (plural جامه‌ها (jâme-hâ))

  1. a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: camə
  • → Bengali: জামা (jama)
  • → Chagatai: جامه
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: जामा (jāmā)
    Urdu: جامہ (jāma)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: جامه (came)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਾਮਾ (jāmā)
    Shahmukhi script: جامہ (jāma)

References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جامه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ǰāmag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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