ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian الزام (ilzām), from Arabic إِلْزَام (ʔilzām). Compare Hindi इलज़ाम (ilzām).

Noun

ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ • (ilzām) m (Shahmukhi spelling الزام)

1. blame
2. accusation, allegation
3. charge, indictment

Synonyms

• (blame): ਦੋਸ਼ (doś)
• (allegation): ਤੁਹਮਤ (tuhmat), ਊਜ (ūja), ਦੂਸ਼ਣ (dūśaṇ)

Further reading

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