साबित
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian ثابت (sābit), from Arabic ثَابِت (ṯābit), from the root ث ب ت (ṯ b t). Compare Bengali সাবিত (sabit), Punjabi ਸਾਬਿਤ (sābit).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.bɪt̪/, [säː.bɪt̪]
Adjective
साबित • (sābit) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ثابت)
- proven, proved
- क्या यह साबित हुआ है कि कल रात आप घर पर ही थे?
- kyā yah sābit huā hai ki kal rāt āp ghar par hī the?
- Has it been proven that you were at home last night?
- steady, unchanging; not bent
- (uncommon) good, alright
- Synonym: ठीक (ṭhīk)
Derived terms
- साबित करना (sābit karnā)
See also
- सबूत (sabūt, “evidence”)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “साबित”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “साबित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha