صابن
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- صَبُوݨ (ṣabūṇ)
Etymology
Corrupted from Persian صابون, ultimately from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /säː.bə.ɳə̆/
- Rhymes: -əɳ
Noun
صابَݨ • (ṣābaṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਬਣ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ) | صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ) |
| oblique | صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ) | صابَݨاں (ṣābaṇāṉ) |
| vocative | صابَݨا (ṣābaṇā) | صابَݨو (ṣābaṇo) |
| ablative | صابَݨوں (ṣābaṇoṉ) | صابَݨاں (ṣābaṇāṉ) |
| locative | صابَݨے (ṣābaṇe) | صابَݨِیں (ṣābaṇīṉ) |
| instrumental | صابَݨوں (ṣābaṇoṉ) | – |
Derived terms
- صابݨدانی f (sābaṇdānī, “soapdish”)
Further reading
- “صابن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Urdu
Etymology
Corrupted from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɑː.bʊn/
- Rhymes: -ʊn
Noun
صابُن • (sābun) m (Hindi spelling साबुन)
- soap
- washing powder (ie. for a washing machine etc.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | صابن (sabun) | صابن (sabun) |
| oblique | صابن (sabun) | صابنوں (sabunõ) |
| vocative | صابن (sabun) | صابنو (sabuno) |
Further reading
- “صابن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “صابن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “صابن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
Ushojo
Etymology
Noun
صابن (sābun)
Yidgha
Noun
صابن (sābun)