Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صَنَم (sanam), from Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam, idol). Compare Punjabi ਸਨਮ (sanam).

Noun

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सनम (sanamm (Urdu spelling صنم)

  1. mistress
  2. lover
  3. sweetheart
  4. (figuratively) idol
    Synonyms: बुत (but), मूर्ति (mūrti), साजन (sājan)
  5. an image to be worshipped

Declension

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References

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  • John T. Platts (2012 August 23 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]