ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਜੁੰਮਾ (jummā) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذِمَّة (ḏimma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /zʊm.mäː/
• (India, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊm.mäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਜ਼ੁੰ‧ਮਾ

Noun

ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ • (zummā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ذمہ)

1. responsibility, duty, obligation
2. charge, undertaking, custody
3. liability, accountability

• Synonym: ਉੱਤਰਦਾਈ (uttardāī) – Responsibile

Derived terms

• ਜ਼ੁੰਮੇਵਾਰ (zummevār, “responsible”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਜ਼ੁੰਮਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜੁੱਮਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.