numdah

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Urdu نمدا (namdā), from Persian [script needed] (namad, carpet), probably related to Sanskrit नमत (namata, something woolen), नवत (navata, woolen cloth).[1]

Noun[edit]

numdah (plural numdahs)

  1. An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Journal of the American Oriental Society. (1889). (n.p.): American Oriental Society, p. xcvii

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