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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَذَاب (azāb), borrowed from Arabic عَذَاب (ʕaḏāb). Compare Bengali আযাব (ajab).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.zɑːb/, , /ə.d͡ʒɑːb/,
- Rhymes: -ɑːb
Noun
अज़ाब • (azāb) m (Urdu spelling عذاب)
- torment, suffering, agony
- Synonyms: पीड़ा (pīṛā), तकलीफ़ (taklīf)
- punishment
- a troublesome or distressing affair
Declension
Declension of अज़ाब (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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अज़ाब azāb
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अज़ाब azāb
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oblique
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अज़ाब azāb
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अज़ाबों azābõ
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vocative
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अज़ाब azāb
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अज़ाबो azābo
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Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “azaba”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अजाब”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “azab”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.