जाम

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːm/, [d͡ʒä̃ːm]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جام (jām).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

1. goblet, bowl, cup
2. glass, mirror
3. reply to glass of wine, Cheers!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English jam.

Adjective

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)

1. jammed

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

1. jam
2. (food)jam
3. (sailor's slang) ship getting stuck between two rocks etc.; place where ship can jam.
4. (Sailor's slang) The pulley/winch of a ship which when moved by putting a stick in, leads to slipping of chain to which the rudder is tied.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma). Compare Pali yāma.

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

1. night watch, period or watch of three hours, the eighth part of a day
2. 7 1/2 in clock
3. time
4. night
5. relating to or derived from or destined for Yama

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

1. jamun, roseapple
2. guava

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman).

Noun

जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)

1. one's kid
2. seed

Verb

जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)

1. (dialectal) to sprout
2. (for insects and plants) to have grown

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “जाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.