تباه
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ب ه ي (b h y) |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Verbal noun of تَبَاهَى (tabāhā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.baː.hin/
Noun
تَبَاهٍ • (tabāhin) m
- verbal noun of تَبَاهَى (tabāhā)
- bragging, vainglory, haughtiness, boastfulness
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:كبرياء
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تَبَاهِي tabāhī |
التَّبَاهِي at-tabāhī |
تَبَاهِي tabāhī |
| nominative | تَبَاهٍ tabāhin |
التَّبَاهِي at-tabāhī |
تَبَاهِي tabāhī |
| accusative | تَبَاهِيًا tabāhiyan |
التَّبَاهِيَ at-tabāhiya |
تَبَاهِيَ tabāhiya |
| genitive | تَبَاهٍ tabāhin |
التَّبَاهِي at-tabāhī |
تَبَاهِي tabāhī |
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (tpʾh /tabāh/, “injury”), from Proto-Iranian *tap-, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (“to be warm, to be hot”). Compare Sanskrit ताप (tāpa, “heat; torment”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ta.ˈbaːh/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.bɑ́ːʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰæ.bɒ́ːʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰä.bɔ́ʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tabāh |
| Dari reading? | tabāh |
| Iranian reading? | tabâh |
| Tajik reading? | taboh |
Adjective
تباه • (tabâh)
- corrupt; spoilt; ruined
- Synonym: خراب (xarâb)
- c. 1250, Zartusht Bahrām-i Pazhdaw, زراتشتنامه [Zarātusht Nāma]:
- ندارد بدین خط کسی دستگاه
بترسم که گردد بیک ره تباه- nadārad badīn xatt kasē dastgāh
bitarsam ki gardad ba-yak rāh tabāh - Nobody has the skill to read this script,
I fear that it shall be lost at one stroke.
- nadārad badīn xatt kasē dastgāh
Related terms
- تباه کار (tabâh kâr)
- تباه کردن (tabâh kardan)
- تباهی (tabâhi)
- تبست (tabast)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: तबाह (tabāh)
- Urdu: تَباہ (tabāh)