-ум

Tajik

Alternative forms

• -юм (-yum) — after vowels

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ـُم (-um).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /um/, [ʔum]

Suffix

-ум • (-um) (Persian spelling ـم)

1. used to form ordinal numbers: -th

   панҷум ― panjum ― fifth

   бисту якум ― bistu yakum ― twenty first

2. used to create the denominator of fractions: -th

   як шашуми мева ― yak šašum-i meva ― a sixth of the fruit

Derived terms

Tajik terms suffixed with -ум