जनाब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جناب (jenâb), from Arabic جِنَاب (jināb).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.nɑːb/, [d͡ʒɐ.näːb]
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

जनाब • (janāb) m (Urdu spelling جناب)

1. sir, mister

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जनाब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press