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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit निष्कर्मन् (niṣkarman, “inactive”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from निस्- (nis-, “without”) + कर्मन् (karman, “action”). Displaced Hindi निकाम (nikām). By surface analysis, नि- (ni-) + काम (kām). Cognate with Punjabi ਨਿਕੰਮਾ (nikammā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑː/,
Adjective
निकम्मा • (nikammā) (Urdu spelling نکما)
- unemployed, without work
- (usually derogatory) useless, idle
आज कल वह बहुत निकम्मा है।- āj kal vah bahut nikammā hai.
- He is very idle these days.
Declension
Declension of निकम्मा (ā-stem)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- निकम्मापन (nikammāpan, “idleness, uselessness”)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “निकम्मा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “निकम्मा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House