जीभ

जीभ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀸 (jibbhā) , from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Compare Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibhô), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue. Doublet of जिह्वा (jihvā) and ज़बान (zabān), a tatsama and a Persian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːbʱ/

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Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f (Urdu spelling جیبھ‎)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Synonyms: रसना (rasnā), जिह्वा (jihvā), ज़बान (zabān)

   हम जीभ से चखते हैं। ― ham jībh se cakhte ha͠i. ― We taste with our tongues.

Declension

Declension of जीभ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जीभ jībh	जीभें jībhẽ
oblique	जीभ jībh	जीभों jībhõ
vocative	जीभ jībh	जीभो jībho

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “जीभ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “जीभ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibhô), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.

Noun

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जीभ (jībha), from Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́). Cognate with Gujarati જીભ (jībh), Hindi जीभ (jībh), Konkani जीभ (jībh), Nepali जिब्रो (jibro), Punjabi ਜੀਭ (jībh), Bengali জিভ (jibhô), Marathi जीभ (jībh), Romani čhib, Sinhalese දිව (diwa), English tongue.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʑibʱ/, [d͡ʑiːbʱ]

Noun

जीभ • (jībh) f

1. (anatomy) tongue

   जीभ हे एक ज्ञानेंद्रिय आहे.

   jībh he ek dnyānendriy āhe.

   Tongue is a sense organ.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जीभ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “जीभ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jihvāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́).

Noun

जीभ (jībha) f (Modi 𑘕𑘲𑘥)

1. tongue

Declension

Declension of जीभ
	singular	plural
direct	जीभ (jībha)	जीभा (jībhā)
oblique	जीभे (jībhe)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)
instrumental	जीभा (jībhā)	जीभां (jībhāṃ)

Synonyms

• जिह्वा (jihvā)

Descendants

• Marathi: जीभ (jībh)

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.