See also: धबधबा

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic دَبْدَبَة (dabdaba).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əb.d̪ə.bɑː/, [d̪ɐb.d̪ɐ.bäː]

Noun

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दबदबा (dabdabām (Urdu spelling دبدبہ)

  1. strength, enormity, majesty, pomp
    ज़ालिमों के दबदबा से हम आम लोग थक गए हैं।
    zālimõ ke dabadbā se ham ām log thak gae ha͠i.
    Us commoners are tired of the pomp of the tyrants.
  2. noise, clamour, din

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