عوام

See also: غوام‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From عَامَ‎ (ʕāma), from the root ع و م‎ (ʕ-w-m).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕaw.waːm/

Noun

عَوَّام • (ʕawwām) m

  1. swimmer
Declension
Declension of noun عَوَّام‎ (ʕawwām)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal عَوَّام‎
ʕawwām		 الْعَوَّام‎
al-ʕawwām		 عَوَّام‎
ʕawwām
Nominative عَوَّامٌ‎
ʕawwāmun		 الْعَوَّامُ‎
al-ʕawwāmu		 عَوَّامُ‎
ʕawwāmu
Accusative عَوَّامًا‎
ʕawwāman		 الْعَوَّامَ‎
al-ʕawwāma		 عَوَّامَ‎
ʕawwāma
Genitive عَوَّامٍ‎
ʕawwāmin		 الْعَوَّامِ‎
al-ʕawwāmi		 عَوَّامِ‎
ʕawwāmi

Further reading

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.waːmm/

Noun

عَوَامّ • (ʕawāmm) f pl

  1. plural of عَامَّة‎ (ʕāmma)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عوام‎ ('awām), from Arabic عَوَامّ‎ (ʕawāmm), the plural of عَامَّة‎ (ʕāmma). Compare Punjabi ਅਵਾਮ (avām).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَوام • ('avām) m (indeclinable, formal plural عَوامات‎ ('avāmāt), Hindi spelling अवाम)

  1. public
  2. masses, common folk, laity

Synonyms

Derived terms

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu عوام‎ (ʿawām).

Noun

عوام (ʿawām)

  1. people, public
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