نکما

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit णिक्कम्म (ṇikkamma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit निष्कर्म (niṣkarma), from निस्- (nis-) + कर्म (karma).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəmːäː/, /nə.kəmːäː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

نِکَمّا • (nikammā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਿਕੱਮਾ)

unemployed, without work
(usually derogatory) useless, idle
‏اجّ کل اوہ بہوت نِکمّا ہے۔‎‎
ajj kal aoh bahaut nikammā ae.
He is very idle these days.

Declension

Declension of نکما
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	نِکَمّا‎ (nikammā)	نِکَمّے‎ (nikamme)	نِکَمّی‎ (nikammī)	نِکَمِّیْاں‎ (nikammīyāṉ)
oblique	نِکَمّے‎ (nikamme)	نِکَمِّیاں‎ (nikammiyāṉ)	نِکَمّی‎ (nikammī)	نِکَمِّیْاں‎ (nikammīyāṉ)

Synonyms

بے کار‎ (be kār)

Descendants

Hindustani: nikammā
→ Hindi: निकम्मा

→ Urdu: نکما‎

References

Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “nikamma”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 818.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niṣkarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi نِکَمّا‎ (nikammā). Doublet of نِکام‎ (nikām).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑː/

Adjective

نِکَمّہ • (nikammh) (Hindi spelling निकम्मा)

useless, worthless; unemployed, good-for-nothing; idle; unserviceable; without work

Synonyms

بے کار‎ (be kār)

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “نکما”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1149
“نکما”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niṣkarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422

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