صنم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ص ن م (ṣ-n-m).

Noun

صَنَم (ṣanam) m (plural أَصْنَام (ʾaṣnām))

  1. idol
Declension
References
  • Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), صنم”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam)

Noun

صنم (sanam) m (Hindi spelling सनम)

  1. mistress
  2. lover
  3. sweetheart
  4. idol (literally or figuratively)
  5. an image to be worshipped

Synonyms

  • (idol) بت (but)

References

  • John T. Platts (accessed 08-23-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
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