آبچین

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈt͡ʃiːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.t͡ʃʰín]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.t͡ʃʰín]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇčīn
Dari reading?	ābčīn
Iranian reading?	âbčin
Tajik reading?	občin

Noun

آبچین • (âbčin) (plural آبچین‌ها (âbčin-hâ))

1. towel (cloth used for wiping)

   Synonym: حوله (howle)

Descendants

• → Urdu: آبچین (ābcīn)

Urdu

Alternative forms

• آب چین (āb cīn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبچین (ābčīn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːb.t͡ʃiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

آبچِین • (ābcīn) m (Hindi spelling आबचीन)

1. hand towel; handkerchief

Declension

Declension of آبچین
	singular	plural
direct	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِینیں (ābcīnẽ)
oblique	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِینوں (ābcīnõ)
vocative	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِینو (ābcīno)

References

• “آبچین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “آبچین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.