आबरू

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبرو (āb(i)rū), shortened from آبروی (āb-i-rūy). Compare Punjabi ਆਬਰੂ (ābarū) / آبرو (ābro), Bengali আব্রু (abru), Gujarati આબરૂ (ābarū), Marathi अब्रू (abrū).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑːb.ɾuː/,

Noun

आबरू (ābrūf (Urdu spelling آبرو)

  1. honour, merit
    Synonyms: इज़्ज़त (izzat), मान (mān), प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)
    • c. 1990, Mangatram Shastri :
      ना महफूज आबरू रहर्यी बच्या नहीं विश्वास सखी
      किस पै करां भरोसा हे बेब्बे कोए बची ना आस सखी
      nā mahphūj ābrū raharyī bacyā nahī̃ viśvās sakhī
      kis pai karā̃ bharosā he bebbe koe bacī nā ās sakhī

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