ਨਾਮਾ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian نامه (nāma).

Noun

ਨਾਮਾ • (nāmā) m (Shahmukhi spelling نامہ)

  1. letter, epistle
  2. (in compounds) letter, document, book
Derived terms
  • ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ m (hukamnāmā, “edict”)
  • ਤਲਾਕਨਾਮਾ m (talāknāmā, “divorce decree”)
  • ਨਿਕਾਹਨਾਮਾ m (nikāhnāmā, “marriage certificate”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

ਨਾਮਾ • (nāmā)

  1. Alternative form of ਨੌਂਵਾਂ (naũvā̃, “ninth”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. Alternative form of ਨਾਵਾਂ (nāvā̃, “cash”)

Further reading
  • “ਨਾਮਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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