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slave meaning in Punjabi

ਗੁਲਾਮ gulām

/sleɪv/

slave in Punjabi: ਗੁਲਾਮ (gulām). In English, slave means a person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

Punjabi words for slave

person owned by another
ਗੁਲਾਮ gulām

English meaning of slave

  1. noun A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
  2. noun A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.
  3. noun An abject person.
  4. noun One who has no power of resistance to something, one who surrenders to or is under the domination of something.

Full definition of slave

slave in a sentence

  • a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition
  • I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
  • to slave a hard disk

Synonyms of slave

All synonyms of slave

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Questions about slave in Punjabi

What is the meaning of slave in Punjabi?
Slave in Punjabi is ਗੁਲਾਮ (gulām).
slave ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Slave: ਗੁਲਾਮ (gulām).
What does slave mean in English?
Slave means a person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

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