جیبھ

See also: جيبة and چيته

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani जीभ / جِیبھ (jībh). Doublet of زَبان (zabān) and جِبھ (jibh).

Pronunciation

Noun

جِیبھ • (jībhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਜੀਭ) (uncommon)

  1. (Eastern, anatomy) alternative form of جِبّھ (jibbh)
    Synonyms: لُترو (lutro), زَبان (zabān), جِبھ (jibh)

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬰𐬎𐬎𐬁 (hizuuā), Persian زبان (zabân)), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (compare Irish teanga, Latin lingua, Tocharian A käntu, Tocharian B kantwo, Lithuanian liežùvis, Polish język (language, people), Armenian լեզու (lezu), and Old English tunge).

Pronunciation

Noun

جِیبھ • (jībhf (Hindi spelling जीभ)

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Declension

Declension of جیبھ
singular plural
direct جِیبھ (jībh) جِیبھیں (jībhẽ)
oblique جِیبھ (jībh) جِیبھوں (jībhõ)
vocative جِیبھ (jībh) جِیبھو (jībho)