Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian جرمانه (jurmāna). By surface analysis, جُرْم (jurm, crime) +‎ انَہ (āna).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

جُرْمانَہ (jurmānam (Hindi spelling जुर्माना)

  1. a fine; penalty (monetary or otherwise)

Declension edit

Declension of جرمانہ
singular plural
direct جُرْمانہ (jurmānah) جُرْمانے (jurmāne)
oblique جُرْمانے (jurmāne) جُرْمانوں (jurmānõ)
vocative جُرْمانے (jurmāne) جُرْمانو (jurmāno)

Further reading edit

  • جرمانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • جرمانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “جرمانہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.