जब
See also: जेब
Hindi
Etymology
From अब (ab, “now”). Cognate with Punjabi ਜਦੋਂ (jadõ) / جدوں (jadõ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəb/
- Rhymes: -əb
Adverb
जब • (jab) (Urdu spelling جب)
- when (relative)
- जब मैं छोटा था, मैं बहुत तेज़ होता था।
- jab ma͠i choṭā thā, ma͠i bahut tez hotā thā.
- When I was little, I used to be very mischievous.
Derived terms
- जभी (jabhī)
- जब तक (jab tak)
- जबकि (jabki)
Related terms
- अब (ab)
- कब (kab)
- तब (tab)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “जब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “जब”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जब”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House