अजब
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَجَب (ajab), from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab). Compare Bengali আজব (ajob).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.d͡ʒəb/, [ɐ.d͡ʒɐb]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -əb
Noun
अजब • (ajab) m (Urdu spelling عجب)
- an astonishment
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अजब ajab |
अजब, अजायब ajab, ajāyab |
| oblique | अजब ajab |
अजबों, अजायबों ajabõ, ajāyabõ |
| vocative | अजब ajab |
अजबो, अजायबो ajabo, ajāyabo |
Adjective
अजब • (ajab) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عجب)
- astonishing
- Synonym: अनोखा (anokhā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अजब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press