numdah

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noun

An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.

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OriginUrdu نمدا ← Persian [script needed] ← Sanskrit नमत →
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Meanings

nounnumdah (plural numdahs)

plural numdahs · alternative numbda · alternative numbdah · alternative numda · alternative nummud · alternative numud

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

    Synonyms: numnah

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of numnah (“type of saddle blanket”).

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numnah

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nounan embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt

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numdah rugnammad
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rugcarpetcarpeting
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numnah

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritनमत“something woolen”
  2. Persian[script needed]“carpet”
  3. Urduنمدا
  4. Englishnumdah

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

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numdah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numdah

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“numdah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numdah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numdah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numdah.

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