ਮਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مال.

Noun

ਮਾਲ • (māl) m (Shahmukhi spelling مال)

  1. goods, wares, merchandise, cargo, movable property
  2. commodity
    Synonym: ਜਿਨਸ (jinas)
  3. wealth, riches, money, capital
  4. cattle, livestock
  5. public revenue from land

Derived terms
  • ਮਾਲ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ m (māl afasar, “revenue collector”)
  • مالی (mālī, “financial”, adjective)

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