তওবা

See also: তব, তবে, and তবু

Bengali

Alternative forms

• তউবা (touba), তৌবা (tōuba) — rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَوْبَه (tawba), from Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba). Cognate with Hindi तौबा (taubā), Gujarati તૌબા (taubā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ɔo̯ba/, [ˈt̪ɔo̯baˑ], /t̪ɔʊba/, [ˈt̪ɔʊbaˑ], /t̪ɔːba/, [ˈt̪ɔːbaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ɔo̯ba/, [ˈt̪ɔo̯baˑ], /t̪ɔʊba/, [ˈt̪ɔʊbaˑ], /t̪ɔːba/, [ˈt̪ɔːbaˑ]

Noun

তওবা • (toōba)

1. repentance
2. recantation

Interjection

তওবা • (toōba)

1. my God, good heavens