ग़म

See also: गम्, गाम, and गामो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غم (ğam), from Arabic غَمّ (ḡamm).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣəm/, [ɣɐ̃m], /ɡəm/, [ɡɐ̃m]

Noun

ग़म • (ġam) m (Urdu spelling غَم)

  1. grief, sorrow
    उसकी मौत पर गहरा ग़म मनाया।
    uskī maut par gahrā ġam manāyā.
    His death was deeply mourned.

Declension
Declension of ग़म (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ग़म
ġam		 ग़म
ġam
oblique ग़म
ġam		 ग़मों
ġamõ
vocative ग़म
ġam		 ग़मो
ġamo

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • गमखोरी (gamkhorī)
  • ग़मख़ोर (ġamxor)
  • ग़मगीन (ġamgīn)
  • ग़मगीनी (ġamgīnī)
  • ग़मज़दा (ġamzadā)
  • ग़मनाक (ġamnāk)

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ग़म”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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