ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ

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Punjabi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ (zummām (Shahmukhi spelling ذمہ)

  1. responsibility, duty, obligation
  2. charge, undertaking, custody
  3. liability, accountability

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Further reading[edit]

  • ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜੁੱਮਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.