ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂਦਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਜਿਮੀਂਦਾਰ (jimīndār), ਜ਼ਿਮੀਦਾਰ (zimīdār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زمیندار (zamīndār).

Noun

ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂਦਾਰ • (zimīndār) m (Shahmukhi spelling زمیندار)

  1. landholder, landowner, landlord
  2. farmer, agriculturalist
  3. (historical) zamindar, yeoman, peasant
  • ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂਦਾਰਾ (zimīndārā, “agricultural”, adjective)
  • ਜ਼ਿਮੀਂਦਾਰੀ f (zimīndārī, “landlordism”)

Further reading

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