ਨਿਕਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نكاح (nikâh), from Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).

Noun

ਨਿਕਾਹ • (nikāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling نكاح)

1. (Islam) marriage

Derived terms

• ਨਿਕਾਹਨਾਮਾ m (nikāhnāmā, “marriage certificate”)

Further reading

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