ਕਿਸਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕ਼ਿਸਮ (qisam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قسم (qism, “part, division”), from Arabic قِسْم (qism). Compare Hindi क़िस्म (qisma).

Noun

ਕਿਸਮ • (kisam) f (Shahmukhi spelling قسم)

1. kind, type, class, sort, variety

Related terms

• ਕਿਸਮਤ f (kismat, “fate”)

Further reading

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