निकम्मा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit निः (niḥ, “without, free of”) + कर्म (karmá, “action, work”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪ.kəm.mɑː/, [n̪ɪ.kə̃m.mäː]
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)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | निकम्मा nikammā | निकम्मे nikamme | निकम्मी nikammī | निकम्मी nikammī |
oblique | निकम्मे nikamme | निकम्मे nikamme | निकम्मी nikammī | निकम्मी nikammī |
vocative | निकम्मे nikamme | निकम्मे nikamme | निकम्मी nikammī | निकम्मी nikammī |
Synonyms
- (unemployed): बेरोज़गार (berozgār), बेकार (bekār)
- (useless): बेकार (bekār)
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