ابٹن

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Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀡 (uvvaṭṭaṇa), from Sanskrit उद्वर्तन (udvartana).

Pronunciation

Noun

اُبْٹَنْ (ubṭanm (Hindi spelling उबटन)

  1. a paste (made up of meal, turmeric, oil and perfume) rubbed on the body to clean and soften the skin
    1. massaging of the body using it
  2. any ointment
    Synonyms: لیپ (lep), مَرْہَم (marham)

Declension

    Declension of ابٹن
singular plural
direct اُبْٹَن (ubṭan) اُبْٹَن (ubṭan)
oblique اُبْٹَن (ubṭan) اُبْٹَنوں (ubṭanõ)
vocative اُبْٹَن (ubṭan) اُبْٹَنو (ubṭano)

Further reading

  • ابٹن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ubṭan”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 3
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ابٹنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 25
  • ابٹن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.