دباؤ

Urdu

Etymology

Related to دبانا (dabānā, “to press”). Cognate Hindi दबाव (dabāv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.bɑː.oː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː.oː

Noun

دباؤ • (dabāo) m (Hindi spelling दबाव)

1. (chiefly) pressure (literal and figurative)
   1. weight
   2. power
2. influence, control
3. emphasis

Verb

دَباؤ • (dabāo) (Hindi spelling दबाओ)

1. inflection of دبانا (dabānā):
   1. second-person singular informal imperative present
   2. second-person plural informal present imperative
   3. second-person plural subjunctive

References

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