धब्बा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dhabba). Cognate to Punjabi ਧੱਬਾ (dhabbā), Gujarati ધાબું (dhābũ), Nepali धब्बो (dhabbo).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəb.bɑː/, [d̪ʱɐb̚.bäː]

Noun

धब्बा • (dhabbā) m (Urdu spelling دھبا)

1. stain, blemish

   Synonym: दाग़ (dāġ)

2. (figuratively) disgrace, slander

Declension

Declension of धब्बा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धब्बा dhabbā	धब्बे dhabbe
oblique	धब्बे dhabbe	धब्बों dhabbõ
vocative	धब्बे dhabbe	धब्बो dhabbo

References

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