دباؤ
Urdu
Etymology
Related to دبانا (dabānā, “to press”). Cognate Hindi दबाव (dabāv).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ə.bɑː.oː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː.oː
Noun
دباؤ • (dabāo) m (Hindi spelling दबाओ)
- (chiefly) pressure (literal and figurative)
- weight
- power
- influence, control
- emphasis
Verb
دَباؤ • (dabāo) ?
- inflection of دبانا (dabānā):
- second-person singular informal imperative present
- second-person plural informal present imperative
- second-person plural subjunctive
References
- “دباؤ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دباؤ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.