दाब

Hindi

Etymology

From दबाना (dabānā, “to press”), दबना (dabnā, “to be pressed”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːb/, [d̪äːb]
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

दाब • (dāb) f (Urdu spelling داب)

1. pressure; strain

   Synonym: दबाव (dabāv)

   प्रजा शासकों पर ख़ूब दाब लगा रही हैं।

   prajā śāskõ par xūb dāb lagā rahī ha͠i.

   The public is putting great pressure on the rulers.

2. mark, impression

Declension

Declension of दाब (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाब dāb	दाबें dābẽ
oblique	दाब dāb	दाबों dābõ
vocative	दाब dāb	दाबो dābo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दाब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दाब”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

From दाबणे (dābṇe, “to press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ab/

Noun

दाब • (dāb) m

1. pressure

   Synonym: दबाव (dabāv)

Declension

Declension of दाब (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	दाब dāb
direct plural	दाब dāb
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दाब dāb		दाब dāb
oblique सामान्यरूप	दाबा dābā		दाबां- dābān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दाबाला dābālā		दाबांना dābānnā
ergative	दाबाने, दाबानं dābāne, dābāna		दाबांनी dābānnī
instrumental	दाबाशी dābāśī		दाबांशी dābānśī
locative सप्तमी	दाबात dābāt		दाबांत dābāt
vocative संबोधन	दाबा dābā		दाबांनो dābānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of दाब (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दाबाचा dābāċā	दाबाचे dābāċe	दाबाची dābācī	दाबाच्या dābācā	दाबाचे, दाबाचं dābāċe, dābāċa	दाबाची dābācī	दाबाच्या dābācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दाबांचा dābānċā	दाबांचे dābānċe	दाबांची dābāñcī	दाबांच्या dābāncā	दाबांचे, दाबांचं dābānċe, dābānċa	दाबांची dābāñcī	दाबांच्या dābāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• उच्च रक्तदाब (ucca raktadāb, “high blood pressure”)
• रक्तदाब (raktadāb, “blood pressure”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दाब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दाब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “दाब”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press