ग़म ġam
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Grief, woe.
Tolerance.
Usual translation
- sorrow
Origin of the definition
ग़म ġama g̣am (nm) grief, woe; tolerance; ~ख़ोर tolerant, enduring; ~ख़ोरी tolerance, endurance; ~गीन gloomy, full of sorrow; ~ज़दा grieved; sorrow-stricken, afflicted; ~नाक sorrowful, woeful; —खाना to be tolerant, to endure; —ग़लत करना to comfort/solace oneself; to drown (one's) sorrows in an intoxicant.
P غم g̠am (for A. g̠amm, inf. n. of غمّ 'to cover, veil,' &c.), s.m.Grief, mourning, lamentation, sorrow, sadness, unhappiness, woe, solicitude, care, concern. g̠am-gīn, adj. Sorrowful, grieved, sad, dejected, disconsolate: — g̠am-gīn hokar, adv. Sad, disconsolate: — g̠am-gīnī, s.f. Sorrowfulness, sadness, woefulness, dejection, &c.: — g̠am-nāk, adj. = g̠am-gīn: — g̠am-nākī, s.f. = g̠am-gīnī, q.v.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
64 occurrences
In 25 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
14 occurrences
In 8 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
1 occurrences
In 1 on 122 murlis
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