क़ौम

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

क़ौम • (qaum) f (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)