शब

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps
    Proto-Iranian *xšáfš
    Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p)
    Classical Persian شبbor.
    Hindi शब (śab)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شب, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎱 (x-š-p), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáps, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷséps.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃəb/, [ʃɐb]
    • Rhymes: -əb

    Noun

    शब • (śab) f (Urdu spelling شب)

    1. (poetic) night
      Synonyms: रात (rāt), रात्रि (rātri)
      शब बख़ैर ― śab baxair ― good night (Urdu)

    Declension

    Declension of शब (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct शब
    śab     		शब
    śab
    oblique शब
    śab     		शबों
    śabõ
    vocative शब
    śab     		शबो
    śabo

    References

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