तौबा

See also: तब and तोबा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • तोबा (tobā), तउबा (taubā), तऊबा (taūbā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَوْبَه (tawba), from Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba). Cognate with Bengali তওবা (toōba).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɔː.bɑː/, [t̪ɔː.bäː], /t̪əʊ.bɑː/, [t̪ɐʊ.bäː]

Noun

तौबा • (taubāf (Urdu spelling توبہ)

  1. repentance
  2. recantation

Declension

Declension of तौबा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct तौबा
taubā
तौबाएँ
taubāẽ
oblique तौबा
taubā
तौबाओं
taubāõ
vocative तौबा
taubā
तौबाओ
taubāo

Derived terms

Interjection

तौबा • (taubā) (Urdu spelling توبہ)

  1. my God!
  2. good heavens!

Synonyms

  • तौबा-तौबा (taubā-taubā)