کانم

Persian

Alternative forms

• کالم (kâlom) (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

Attested in 14th century Lexicon "Sihāh ul-furs", from older texts of the Early New Persian, probably from Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Doublet of زَن.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kɑː.ˈnum]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nʊ́m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nʊ́m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nʊ́m]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.núm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.nóm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.núm]

Readings
Classical reading?	kānum
Dari reading?	kānum
Iranian reading?	kânom
Tajik reading?	konum

Noun

کانم • (kânom)

1. (obsolete) a married woman, wife
2. (obsolete) a widow
   • 10th century, Monjik, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     ماند کانم که نیز نکند شوی

     mānd kānum ki nēz nakunad šōy

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)