ਅਵਾਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Noun

ਅਵਾਮ • (avām) m pl (Shahmukhi spelling عوام)

1. common people, general public

Related terms

• ਆਮ (ām, “general”, adjective)
• ਅਵਾਮੀ (avāmī, “popular”, adjective)

Further reading

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