ਨਾਮਾ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian نامه (nāma).

Noun

ਨਾਮਾ • (nāmā) m (Shahmukhi spelling نامہ)

1. letter, epistle
2. (in compounds) letter, document, book

Derived terms

• ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ m (hukamnāmā, “edict”)
• ਤਲਾਕਨਾਮਾ m (talāknāmā, “divorce decree”)
• ਨਿਕਾਹਨਾਮਾ m (nikāhnāmā, “marriage certificate”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

ਨਾਮਾ • (nāmā)

1. Alternative form of ਨੌਂਵਾਂ (naũvā̃, “ninth”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

1. Alternative form of ਨਾਵਾਂ (nāvā̃, “cash”)

Further reading

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