शाबाश

See also: शाबाशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from شاد (šād, “joyful”) + باش (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Cognate with Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) / شاباش (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś), Assamese চাবাচ (sabas), Marathi शाबास (śābās).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.bɑːʃ/, [ʃäː.bäːʃ]

Interjection

शाबाश • (śābāś) (Urdu spelling شاباش)

  1. shabash, good job

Descendants

  • → English: shabash
  • → Malay: syabas
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