ਧਰਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə˩.ɾəm/, [ˈt̪ə˩.ɾəm(ə̆)]

Noun

ਧਰਮ • (dharam) m (Shahmukhi spelling دھرم)

religion

Holonyms

ਇਸਲਾਮ m (isalām, “Islam”)
ਇਸਾਈ ਧਰਮ m (isāī dharam, “Christianity”)
ਜੈਨ ਧਰਮ m (jain dharam, “Jainism”)
ਪਾਰਸੀ ਧਰਮ m (pārsī dharam, “Zoroastrianism”)
ਬੁੱਧ ਧਰਮ m (buddha dharam, “Buddhism”)
ਯਹੂਦੀ ਧਰਮ m (yahūdī dharam, “Judaism”)
ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ m (sikkha dharam, “Sikhism”)
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ m (hindū dharam, “Hinduism”)

Derived terms

ਧਰਮਹੀਣ (dharmahīṇ, “nonreligious”, adjective)
ਧਰਮ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ m (dharam sidhānt, “theology”)

Further reading

“ਧਰਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026