ਮਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مال.

Noun

ਮਾਲ • (māl) m (Shahmukhi spelling مال)

1. goods, wares, merchandise, cargo, movable property
2. commodity

   Synonym: ਜਿਨਸ (jinas)

3. wealth, riches, money, capital
4. cattle, livestock
5. public revenue from land

Derived terms

• ਮਾਲ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ m (māl afasar, “revenue collector”)

Related terms

• مالی (mālī, “financial”, adjective)

Further reading

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