सब
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀩𑁆𑀩 (sabba), 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva), 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯 (sarva), from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-wó-s, from *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of हर (har) and सर्व (sarv). Cognate with Kamkata-viri suv, Persian هر (har).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /səb/, [sɐb]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -əb
Determiner
सब • (sab) (Urdu spelling سب)
Pronoun
सब • (sab) m (Urdu spelling سب)
- all; everyone, everybody
- सब को पता है मैं कौन हूँ।
- sab ko patā hai ma͠i kaun hū̃.
- Everybody knows who I am.
Declension
| direct | सब (sab) |
|---|---|
| indirect | सब (sab) |
| ergative | सबने (sabne) |
| genitive | सबका (sabko) |
| dative | सबको (sabko) |
| instrumental/ ablative |
सबसे (sabse) |
| inessive | सबमें (sabmẽ) |
| adessive | सबपे, सबपर (sabpe, sabpar) |
| terminative | सबतक (sabtak) |
| semblative | सबसा (sabsā) |
Derived terms
- सभी (sabhī)
- सब कुछ (sab kuch)
Adjective
सब • (sab) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سب)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʌb]
- Phonetic Devanagari: सब्
Adjective
सब • (sab)
Pronoun
सब • (sab)