ਨਿਆਂ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit नियम (niyama). Doublet of ਨੇਮ (nem) and ਨਿਯਮ (niyam), a learned borrowing.
Noun edit
ਨਿਆਂ • (niā̃) m
Derived terms edit
- ਨਿਆਂਸ਼ੀਲ (niā̃śīl, “just”, adjective)
- ਨਿਆਂਹੀਣ (niā̃hīṇ, “unjust”, adjective)
- ਨਿਆਂਕਾਰ (niāṅkār, “impartial”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- “ਨਿਆਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024