ਅਵਾਮ

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)

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

Further reading

  • “ਅਵਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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