Bam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bam"

English

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Bam, Iran

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Bam

1. The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.
2. A county of Kerman Province, Iran.

Translations

city in Iran

Persian: بم (fa) (bam)

Anagrams

• -mab, ABM, B. M. A., BMA, MAb, MBA, Mab, Mba, amb, amb., mAb, mab

Bavarian

A Bam.

Etymology

From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognates include German Baum and Luxembourgish Bam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥aːm/
• Hyphenation: Bam

Noun

Bam m (plural Bam or Bama)

1. tree
   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

     Zwischen d'Bam palästern a påår Lackeln,
     g'schrian uns söig mit an Fetzenbålln

     Between the trees a few men play football,
     they're calling us, happy with a ball of scraps

References

• Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Bam”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German boum. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːm/
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Bam m (plural Beem, diminutive Beemchen)

1. tree

Derived terms

• Uebstbam