Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian شبنم (šabnam). By surface analysis, शब (śab, night) +‎ नम (nam, moisture). Compare Bengali শবনম (śobnom), Punjabi ਸ਼ਬਨਮ (śabnam).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃəb.nəm/, [ʃɐb.nɐ̃m]

Noun edit

शबनम (śabnamf (Urdu spelling شبنم)

  1. dew
    Synonym: ओस (os)
  2. a very fine type of muslin

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

शबनम (śabnamf (Urdu spelling شبنم)

  1. a female given name, Shabnam, from Persian

Declension edit