ਥੋਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an early borrowing from Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm, “garlic”). If so, cognate with Urdu ثُوم (sūm).

The presence of th as opposed to the regular s suggests this term was borrowed directly from Arabic rather than via Classical Persian.

Compare Saraiki تُھوم (thūm), Pahari-Potwari تُھوم (thūm), and Sindhi ٿُومَ (thūma).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਥੋਮ • (thom) f (Shahmukhi spelling تھوم)

  1. garlic
    Synonym: ਲਸਣ (lasaṇ)

Declension

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Declension of ਥੋਮ
singular plural
direct ਥੋਮ (thom) ਥੋਮਾਂ (thomā̃)
oblique ਥੋਮ (thom) ਥੋਮਾਂ (thomā̃)
vocative ਥੋਮੇ (thome) ਥੋਮੋ (thomo)
ablative ਥੋਮੋਂ (thomõ) ਥੋਮਿਆੰ (thomiā̃)
locative ਥੋਮੇ (thome) ਥੋਮੀਂ (thomī̃)
instrumental ਥੋਮੇ (thome) ਥੋਮੀਂ (thomī̃)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ਥੋਮ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਥੋਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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