ਨਿਕੱਮਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit निः (niḥ, “without, free of”) + कर्म (karmá, “action, work”). Compare Hindi निकम्मा (nikammā)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑ/, /nə.kəm.mɑ/

Adjective

ਨਿਕੱਮਾ • (nikamā) (Shahmukhi spelling نِکمّا‎)

  1. unemployed, without work
  2. (usually derogatory) useless, idle
    ਅੱਜ ਕਲ ਉਹ ਬਹੋਤ ਨਿਕੱਮਾ ਹੈ।
    aj kl uh bhot nikamā hae.
    He is very idle these days.

Synonyms
  • ਬੇਕਾਰ (bekār)

Declension
Declension of ਨਿਕੱਮਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਨਿਕੱਮਾਾ (nikamāā) ਨਿਕੱਮਾੇ (nikamāe) ਨਿਕੱਮਾੀ (nikamāī) ਨਿਕੱਮਾੀਆਂ (nikamāīā̃)
oblique ਨਿਕੱਮਾੇ (nikamāe) ਨਿਕੱਮਾਿਆਂ (nikamāiā̃) ਨਿਕੱਮਾੀ (nikamāī) ਨਿਕੱਮਾੀਆਂ (nikamāīā̃)
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