Bam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003

a sudden very loud noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæptɪnʃˌɪps/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɒdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɒdz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæptɪnʃˌɪps/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bang eruption clap blast

Word Forms

bang	verb	to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
clap	verb	strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
blast	verb	make a strident sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bäm

eine antike Stadt im Südosten des Iran; 2003 durch ein Erdbeben zerstört

🇫🇷French

paf

une ancienne ville du sud-est de l'Iran ; détruit par un tremblement de terre en 2003

🇷🇺Russian

бам

древний город на юго-востоке Ирана; разрушен землетрясением в 2003 году

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैम

दक्षिणपूर्वी ईरान में एक प्राचीन शहर; 2003 में भूकंप से नष्ट हो गया

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাম

দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব ইরানের একটি প্রাচীন শহর; 2003 সালে একটি ভূমিকম্প দ্বারা ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

பாம்

தென்கிழக்கு ஈரானில் உள்ள ஒரு பழமையான நகரம்; 2003ல் ஏற்பட்ட நிலநடுக்கத்தால் அழிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బామ్

ఆగ్నేయ ఇరాన్‌లోని పురాతన నగరం; 2003లో సంభవించిన భూకంపం వల్ల నాశనం చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

बाम

आग्नेय इराणमधील एक प्राचीन शहर; 2003 मध्ये भूकंपाने नष्ट केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેમ

દક્ષિણપૂર્વ ઈરાનમાં એક પ્રાચીન શહેર; 2003 માં ભૂકંપ દ્વારા નાશ પામ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಮ್

ಆಗ್ನೇಯ ಇರಾನ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ನಗರ; 2003 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂಕಂಪದಿಂದ ನಾಶವಾಯಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാം

തെക്കുകിഴക്കൻ ഇറാനിലെ ഒരു പുരാതന നഗരം; 2003-ലെ ഭൂകമ്പത്തിൽ നശിച്ചു

🇵🇰Urdu

بام

جنوب مشرقی ایران میں ایک قدیم شہر؛ 2003 میں زلزلے سے تباہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巴姆

伊朗东南部的一座古城； 2003年毁于地震

🇯🇵Japanese

バム

イラン南東部の古代都市。 2003年の地震で倒壊

🇰🇷Korean

빵

이란 남동부의 고대 도시; 2003년 지진으로 파괴됨

🇹🇭Thai

แบม

เมืองโบราณทางตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ของอิหร่าน ถูกทำลายด้วยแผ่นดินไหวเมื่อปี พ.ศ. 2546

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بام

مدينة قديمة في جنوب شرق إيران. دمرها زلزال عام 2003

🇮🇷Persian

بام

شهری باستانی در جنوب شرقی ایران؛ در سال 2003 در اثر زلزله ویران شد

🇮🇱Hebrew

באם

עיר עתיקה בדרום מזרח איראן; נהרס ברעידת אדמה ב-2003

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