जाम-ए-जम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جامِ جم (jām-i jam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːm.eː.d͡ʒəm/, [d͡ʒä̃ːm.eː.d͡ʒɐ̃m]

Noun

जाम-ए-जम • (jām-e-jam) m (Urdu spelling جامِ جم)

1. magical goblet or mirror of the Persian king Jamshed (or Solomon/Alexendar)
   • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib :

     हुई इस दौर में मंसूब मुझ से बादा-आशामी
     फिर आया वो ज़माना जो जहाँ में जाम-ए-जम निकले

     huī is daur mẽ mansūb mujh se bādā-āśāmī
     phir āyā vo zamānā jo jahā̃ mẽ jām-e-jam nikle

     The rites of drinking at this time with me associate
     Days are here now again when Jamshed's wine(lit. Jamshed's goblet) does flow