शबनम
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَبْنَم (šabnam). By surface analysis, शब (śab, “night”) + नम (nam, “moisture”). Compare Bengali শবনম (śobnom), Punjabi ਸ਼ਬਨਮ (śabnam).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃəb.nəm/, [ʃɐb.nɐ̃m]
Noun
शबनम • (śabnam) f (Urdu spelling شبنم)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमें śabnamẽ |
| oblique | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमों śabnamõ |
| vocative | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमो śabnamo |
Proper noun
शबनम • (śabnam) f (Urdu spelling شبنم)
- a female given name, Shabnam, from Persian
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमें śabnamẽ |
| oblique | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमों śabnamõ |
| vocative | शबनम śabnam |
शबनमो śabnamo |
Derived terms
- (Diminutives) शब्बो (śabbo)
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शबनम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शबनम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “शबनम”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- “शबनम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.