نکما

نکما

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit णिक्कम्म (ṇikkamma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit निष्कर्म (niṣkarma), from निस्- (nis-) + कर्म (karma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəmːäː/, /nə.kəmːäː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

نِکَمّا • (nikammā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਿਕੱਮਾ)

1. unemployed, without work
2. (usually derogatory) useless, idle

   ‏اجّ کل اوہ بہوتنِکمّا ہے۔‎‎

   ajj kal aoh bahaut nikammā ae.

   He is very idle these days.

Declension

Declension of نکما
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	نِکَمّا‎ (nikammā)	نِکَمّے‎ (nikamme)		نِکَمّی‎ (nikammī)	نِکَمِّیْاں‎ (nikammīyāṉ)
oblique	نِکَمّے‎ (nikamme)	نِکَمِّیاں‎ (nikammiyāṉ)		نِکَمّی‎ (nikammī)	نِکَمِّیْاں‎ (nikammīyāṉ)

Synonyms

• بے کار‎ (be kār)

Descendants

• Hindustani: nikammā

  → Hindi: निकम्मा

  → Urdu: نکما‎

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “nikamma”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 818.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niṣkarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi نِکَمّا‎ (nikammā). Doublet of نِکام‎ (nikām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑː/

Adjective

نِکَمّہ • (nikammā) (Hindi spelling निकम्मा)

1. useless, worthless; unemployed, good-for-nothing; idle; unserviceable; without work

Synonyms

• بے کار‎ (be kār)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “نکما”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1149
• “نکما”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “niṣkarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 422