ਨੇਮ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit नियम (niyama). Doublet of ਨਿਆਂ (niā̃) and ਨਿਯਮ (niyam), a learned borrowing.
Noun edit
ਨੇਮ • (nem) m (Shahmukhi spelling نيم)
- vow, pledge, oath, promise, resolution
Derived terms edit
- ਨੇਮ ਨਾਲ (nem nāl, “religiously”, adverb)
- ਨੇਮਬਧ (nembadh, “systematic”, adjective)
- ਨੇਮੀ (nemī, “regular”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- “ਨੇਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024