Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian نمونه (namûna).

Noun

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ਨਮੂਨਾ (namūnām (Shahmukhi spelling نمونہ)

  1. sample, specimen
  2. model, type, prototype
  3. pattern, design
  4. example, instance
  5. (informal) a typical person, an average Joe

Declension

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Declension of ਨਮੂਨਾ
dir. sg. ਨਮੂਨਾ (namūnā)
dir. pl. ਨਮੂਨੇ (namūne)
singular plural
direct ਨਮੂਨਾ (namūnā) ਨਮੂਨੇ (namūne)
oblique ਨਮੂਨੇ (namūne) ਨਮੂਨਿਆਂ (namūniā̃)
vocative ਨਮੂਨਿਆ (namūniā) ਨਮੂਨਿਓ (namūnio)
ablative ਨਮੂਨਿਓਂ (namūniõ)
locative ਨਮੂਨੇ (namūne)
instrumental ਨਮੂਨੇ (namūne)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ਨਮੂਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025