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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā) and ज़बान (zabān), a tatsama and a Persian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
जीभ • (jībh) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ)
- (anatomy) tongue
- Synonyms: रसना (rasnā), जिह्वा (jihvā), ज़बान (zabān)
- हम जीभ से चखते हैं। ― ham jībh se cakhte ha͠i. ― We taste with our tongues.
Declension
Declension of जीभ (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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जीभ jībh
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जीभें jībhẽ
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oblique
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जीभ jībh
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जीभों jībhõ
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vocative
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जीभ jībh
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जीभो jībho
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जीभ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “जीभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.
Noun
जीभ • (jībh) (Latin script jibh, Kannada script ಜೀಭ್)
- (anatomy) tongue
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi जीभ (jībha), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.
Pronunciation
Noun
जीभ • (jībh) f
- (anatomy) tongue
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जीभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जीभ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jihvāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Marathi
Etymology
From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).
Noun
जीभ (jībha) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥)
- tongue
Declension
Declension of जीभ
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singular
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plural
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direct
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जीभ (jībha)
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जीभा (jībhā)
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oblique
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जीभे (jībhe)
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जीभां (jībhāṃ)
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instrumental
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जीभा (jībhā)
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जीभां (jībhāṃ)
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Synonyms
Descendants
References
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.