ٹبر
See also: ٹَبر
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀝𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀭 (*ṭabbara, “boy”). Cognate with Urdu ٹابَر (ṭābar) / Hindi टाबर (ṭābar).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʈəb.bəɾᵊ/
Audio (India): (file) Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun
ٹَبَّر • (ṭabbar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਟੱਬਰ)
- household, family
- اَپݨے ٹَبَّر دی رَکھیا کَردے
- apṇe ṭabbar dī rakheyā karde
- (they) protect their family
- clan
- (colloquial) wife
- a flock or herd (of sheep or goats etc.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar) | ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar) |
| oblique | ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar) | ٹَبَّراں (ṭabbarāṉ) |
| vocative | ٹَبَّرا (ṭabbarā) | ٹَبَّرو (ṭabbaro) |
| ablative | ٹَبَّروں (ṭabbaroṉ) | ٹَبَّراں (ṭabbarāṉ) |
| locative | ٹَبَّرے (ṭabbare) | ٹَبَّرِیں (ṭabbarīṉ) |
| instrumental | ٹَبَّروں (ṭabbaroṉ) | – |
Noun
ٹِبَّر • (ṭibbar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਟਿੱਬਰ)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ٹبّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਟੱਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “†*ṭabbara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 306