क़ौम

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَوْم (qawm). Cognate with Bengali কওম (koōm), Gujarati કૌમ (kaum), Punjabi ਕੌਮ (kaum).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qɔːm/, [qɔ̃ːm], /kɔːm/, [kɔ̃ːm]

Noun

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क़ौम (qaumf (plural अक़्वाम, Urdu spelling قوم)

  1. nation
    Synonyms: राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), वतन (vatan)
  2. creed, race
    Synonym: जाति (jāti)
  3. community, religion
    Synonyms: कुल (kul), संप्रदाय (sampradāy), धर्म (dharm)

Declension

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