आफ़ताब

आफ़ताब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian آفتاب‎ (âftâb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːf.t̪ɑːb/
• Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

आफ़ताब • (āftāb) m

1. (uncommon) sun

   Synonyms: आदित्य (āditya), दिनकर (dinkar), भास्कर (bhāskar), रवि (ravi), सूरज (sūraj), सूर्य (sūrya)

2. sun's heat

   Synonyms: सूर्यताप (sūryatāp), सौर्यताप (sauryatāp)

Proper noun

आफ़ताब • (āftāb) m

1. A male given name

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आफ़ताब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press