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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عوام ('awām), from Arabic عَوَام (ʕawām), plural of عَامَّة (ʕāmma, “majority”). Compare Hindi अवाम (avām).
Noun
ਅਵਾਮ • (avām) m pl (Shahmukhi spelling عوام)
- common people, general public
- ਆਮ (ām, “general”, adjective)
- ਅਵਾਮੀ (avāmī, “popular”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਅਵਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024