दंभ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀁𑀪 (daṃbha), from Sanskrit दम्भ (dambhá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əmbʱ/, [d̪ɐ̃mbʱ]

Noun

दंभ • (dambh) m (Urdu spelling دمبھ)

1. conceit, pride, hubris

   Synonym: अभिमान (abhimān)

2. ostentation, show

   Synonyms: आडंबर (āḍambar), दिखावा (dikhāvā)

Declension

Declension of दंभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दंभ dambh	दंभ dambh
oblique	दंभ dambh	दंभों dambhõ
vocative	दंभ dambh	दंभो dambho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दंभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dambhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press