ਨੇਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नियम (niyama). Doublet of ਨਿਆਂ (niā̃) and ਨਿਯਮ (niyam), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਨੇਮ • (nem) m (Shahmukhi spelling نيم)

1. vow, pledge, oath, promise, resolution

Derived terms

• ਨੇਮ ਨਾਲ (nem nāl, “religiously”, adverb)
• ਨੇਮਬਧ (nembadh, “systematic”, adjective)
• ਨੇਮੀ (nemī, “regular”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਨੇਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024