جام

See also: حام, خام, and چام

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (jâm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaːm/

Noun

جَام • (jām) m (plural جَامَات (jāmāt) or جُوم (jūm) or أَجْوَام (ʔajwām))

cup, bowl
tray, platter

Declension

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Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَام jām	الْجَام al-jām	جَام jām
Nominative	جَامٌ jāmun	الْجَامُ al-jāmu	جَامُ jāmu
Accusative	جَامًا jāman	الْجَامَ al-jāma	جَامَ jāma
Genitive	جَامٍ jāmin	الْجَامِ al-jāmi	جَامِ jāmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَامَيْن jāmayn	الْجَامَيْن al-jāmayn	جَامَيْ jāmay
Nominative	جَامَانِ jāmāni	الْجَامَانِ al-jāmāni	جَامَا jāmā
Accusative	جَامَيْنِ jāmayni	الْجَامَيْنِ al-jāmayni	جَامَيْ jāmay
Genitive	جَامَيْنِ jāmayni	الْجَامَيْنِ al-jāmayni	جَامَيْ jāmay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَامَات‎; جُوم‎; أَجْوَام jāmāt‎; jūm‎; ʔajwām	الْجَامَات‎; الْجُوم‎; الْأَجْوَام al-jāmāt‎; al-jūm‎; al-ʔajwām	جَامَات‎; جُوم‎; أَجْوَام jāmāt‎; jūm‎; ʔajwām
Nominative	جَامَاتٌ‎; جُومٌ‎; أَجْوَامٌ jāmātun‎; jūmun‎; ʔajwāmun	الْجَامَاتُ‎; الْجُومُ‎; الْأَجْوَامُ al-jāmātu‎; al-jūmu‎; al-ʔajwāmu	جَامَاتُ‎; جُومُ‎; أَجْوَامُ jāmātu‎; jūmu‎; ʔajwāmu
Accusative	جَامَاتٍ‎; جُومًا‎; أَجْوَامًا jāmātin‎; jūman‎; ʔajwāman	الْجَامَاتِ‎; الْجُومَ‎; الْأَجْوَامَ al-jāmāti‎; al-jūma‎; al-ʔajwāma	جَامَاتِ‎; جُومَ‎; أَجْوَامَ jāmāti‎; jūma‎; ʔajwāma
Genitive	جَامَاتٍ‎; جُومٍ‎; أَجْوَامٍ jāmātin‎; jūmin‎; ʔajwāmin	الْجَامَاتِ‎; الْجُومِ‎; الْأَجْوَامِ al-jāmāti‎; al-jūmi‎; al-ʔajwāmi	جَامَاتِ‎; جُومِ‎; أَجْوَامِ jāmāti‎; jūmi‎; ʔajwāmi

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Declension of noun جَام (jām)

References

Gacek, Adam (2008) The Arabic Manuscript Tradition: A Glossary of Technical Terms, →ISBN
Wehr, Hans (1979) “جام”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

جام (jām)

mirror

Etymology

From Persian (jâm).

Noun

جام (jām) m

glass, pane

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (jâm, “glass, pane”).

Noun

جام • (cam)

glass, an amorphous and often transparent substance
Synonym: صرچه (sırça)
cup, glass, beaker, stoop, a vessel made of glass
Synonyms: بارداق (bardak), ساغراق (saġrak) (glass)
piece of glass applied to any particular purpose, as a watchglass, etc.
integrated sheet of glass such as a window-pane, window-sash or window-valve, a bull's-eye of glass in a vault or dome etc.

Adjective

جام • (cam)

of glass, glassy, vitreous
Synonym: صرچه (sırça)

Derived terms

جام گوبكی (cam göbeği, “the knot of glass on a blower's pipe”)
جام گوز (cam göz, “hound shark”)
جامجی (camcı, “glazier”)
جاملتمق (camlatmak, “to make or let be fitted with glass”)
جاملق (camlık, “glassiness”)
جاملمق (camlamak, “to fit with glass”)
جاملنمق (camlanmak, “to become glassy”)
جاملو (camlı, “glassy”)

Descendants

Turkish: cam
→ Albanian: xham
→ Armenian: ճամ (čam), ջամ (ǰam)
→ Aromanian: agiame, giame
→ Bulgarian: джам (džam)
→ Georgian: ჯამი (ǯami)
→ Greek: τζάμι (tzámi)
→ Laz: ჯამი (cami), ჟამი (jami) — Ghvant, ნჯამი (ncami) — Vitse–Arkabi
→ Macedonian: џам (džam)
→ Romanian: geam
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: џа̏м

Latin script: džȁm

Etymology

From Persian (jâm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑm/

Noun

جام • (jâm) m

cup, goblet

Declension

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Declension of *جام*
	singular	plural
direct	جام (jâm)	جامونه (jâmuna)
oblique	جام (jâm)	جامونو (jâmuno)
vocative	جامه (jâma)	جامونو (jâmuno)

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:

جام

Wikipedia ^fa

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ǰām, “glass”). Related to Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬨𐬀 (yama, “glass”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔːm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔm]

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Readings
Classical reading^?	jām
Dari reading^?	jām
Iranian reading^?	jâm
Tajik reading^?	jom

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Iranian Persian	جام
Dari	جام
Tajik	ҷом

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جام • (jâm) (plural جام‌ها (jâm-hâ))

cup
glass, pane

Derived terms

جام جم (jâm-e jam, “Cup of Jamshid”)
جام زهر (jâm-e zahr, literally “poisoned chalice”)

Descendants

→ Arabic: جام (jām, “cup, bowl, plate”)
→ Gulf Arabic: جام (jām), جامة (jāma, “motorvehicle window”)
→ Iraqi Arabic: جام (jām)
→ Bengali: জাম (jam)
→ Gujarati: જામ (jām)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: जाम (jām)

Urdu: جام (jâm)
→ Pashto: جام (jâm)
→ Ottoman Turkish: جام (cam)
- Turkish: cam
- → Albanian: xham
- → Armenian: ճամ (čam), ջամ (ǰam)
- → Aromanian: agiame, giame
- → Bulgarian: джам (džam)
- → Georgian: ჯამი (ǯami)
- → Greek: τζάμι (tzámi)
- → Laz: ჯამი (cami), ჟამი (jami) — Ghvant, ნჯამი (ncami) — Vitse–Arkabi
- → Macedonian: џам (džam)
- → Romanian: geam
- → Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: џа̏м
  Latin script: džȁm

References

Hassuri, Ali (1983) “Two Middle Persian Words”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎, volume 133, pages 145–148

[1]
The Silk Road Encyclopedia. (n.d.). United States: Seoul Selection.
[2]
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. (1910). United Kingdom: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, p. 248

Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:

جام

Wikipedia ^ur

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːm/
Rhymes: -ɑːm

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (jām).

Noun

جام • (jām) m (Hindi spelling जाम)

goblet; wine cup
(loosely) glass; drinking vessel

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu).

Noun

جام • (jām) m (Hindi spelling जाम)

rose apple
guava
night watch (for a period of three hours)
son

Declension

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Declension of *جام*
	singular	plural
direct	جام (jām)	جام (jām)
oblique	جام (jām)	جاموں (jāmõ)
vocative	جام (jām)	جامو (jāmo)

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References

“جام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“جام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Etymology

From Pashto جام (jām).

Noun

جام (jām)

stirrup

[1] [1]
The Silk Road Encyclopedia. (n.d.). United States: Seoul Selection.

[2] [2]
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. (1910). United Kingdom: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, p. 248

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