numdah
numdah · numdahs
An Indian rug or mat made with chain stitchAn Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.
Meaning
2 sensesAn Indian rug or mat made with chain stitch.
an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt
Synonym of numnah (“type of saddle blanket”).
Origin
From Urdu نمدا (namdā), from Persian [script needed] (namad, “carpet”), probably related tFrom 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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Forms
plural: numdahsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt:numdah rugnammad
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednumnah