Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian عوام ('awām), from Arabic عَوَام (ʕawām), plural of عَامَّة (ʕāmma, majority). Compare Hindi अवाम (avām).

Noun edit

ਅਵਾਮ (avāmm pl (Shahmukhi spelling عوام)

  1. common people, general public

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ਅਵਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024