আব

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آب (āb). Cognate with Hindi आब (āb), Sylheti ꠀꠛ (ab).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ab/, [ˈaːb], [ˈab]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ab/, [ˈaːb], [ˈab]

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Noun

আব • (ab)

1. water

   আব-আতস-খাক বাদ মিলাইয়া এক সাত গড়াইল মানব দেহ

   ab-atos-khak bad milaiẏa ek zat goṛailo manob deho

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   - Muhammad Mansuruddin

Related terms

• আবে হায়াত (abe haẏat)
• আবহাওয়া (abohaōẇa)
• পাঞ্জাব (panjab)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আব” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আব” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh