जीभ

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), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibh), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːbʱ/

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Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ‎)

1. (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)

	singular	plural
direct	जीभ jībh	जीभें jībhẽ
oblique	जीभ jībh	जीभों jībhõ
vocative	जीभ jībh	जीभो jībho

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.

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जीभ (jībha), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f

1. (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, “जीभ”, 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

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Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ (jībha) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥)

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of जीभ
	singular	plural
direct	जीभ (jībha)	जीभा (jībhā)
oblique	जीभे (jībhe)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)
instrumental	जीभा (jībhā)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)

Synonyms

• जिह्वा (jihvā)

Descendants

• Marathi: जीभ (jībh)

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “जीभ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.