ਅਵਾਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian عوام‎ ('avâm), from Arabic عَوَام‎ (ʕawām), plural of عَامَّة‎ (ʕāmma, “majority”).

Noun

ਅਵਾਮ • (avām) m pl (Shahmukhi spelling عوام‎)

  1. common people, general public
  • ਆਮ (āma, “general”, adjective)
  • ਅਵਾਮੀ (avāmī, “popular”, adjective)

Further reading
  • “ਅਵਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
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