ਹਬਸ਼ੀ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حبشی (habašī, Abyssinian; Negro; black slave), from Arabic حَبَشِيّ (ḥabašiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦəb.ʃiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: ਹਬ‧ਸ਼ੀ

Noun

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ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (habśīm or f (Shahmukhi spelling حبشی)

  1. (derogatory) nigger
  2. a person from Africa

Declension

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Declension of ਹਬਸ਼ੀ
dir. sg. ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (habśī)
dir. pl. ਹਬਸ਼ੀਆਂ (habśīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (habśī) ਹਬਸ਼ੀਆਂ (habśīā̃)
oblique ਹਬਸ਼ੀ (habśī) ਹਬਸ਼ੀਆਂ (habśīā̃)
vocative ਹਬਸ਼ੀਏ (habśīē) ਹਬਸ਼ੀਓ (habśīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental
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Further reading

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  • ਹਬਸ਼ੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024