numdah

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

numdah (plural numdahs)

  1. An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.
  2. Synonym of numnah (“type of saddle blanket”).

References

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

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