जोबन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀡 (jovvaṇa), from Sanskrit यौवन (yauvana).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoː.bən/, [d͡ʒoː.bɐ̃n]

Noun

जोबन • (joban) m (Urdu spelling جوبن)

Declension

Declension of *जोबन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जोबन joban	जोबन joban
oblique	जोबन joban	जोबनों jobanõ
vocative	जोबन joban	जोबनो jobano

Descendants

→ Gujarati: જોબન (joban)
→ Marathi: जोबन (joban)
→ Sindhi: جوڀن (jobhanu)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जोबन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जोबन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yauvaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press