No. 495 in Persian
قاسم
The Persian word "قاسم" (Qasem) is a male given name meaning "divider" or "distributor."
In a sentence
قاسم در جشن تولد دوستانش شرکت کرد.
Qasem attended his friends' birthday party.
In this sentence, 'قاسم' functions as a proper noun and refers to a person's name.
از قاسم خواستم که کتابش را به من قرض دهد.
I asked Qasem to lend me his book.
Here, 'قاسم' is again a proper noun, and it identifies a specific individual.
داستان قاسم در کتاب قدیمی بسیار جذاب بود.
The story of Qasem in the old book was very interesting.
In this example, 'قاسم' represents a character's name from a story, showing its use in literary contexts.
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