صابن

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• صَبُوݨ (ṣabūṇ)

Etymology

Corrupted from Persian صابون, ultimately from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /säː.bə.ɳə̆/
• Rhymes: -əɳ

Noun

صابَݨ • (ṣābaṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਬਣ)

1. soap

Declension

Declension of صابن
dir. sg.	صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ)
dir. pl.	صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ)	صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ)
oblique	صابَݨ (ṣābaṇ)	صابَݨاں (ṣābaṇāṉ)
vocative	صابَݨا (ṣābaṇā)	صابَݨو (ṣābaṇo)
ablative	صابَݨوں (ṣābaṇoṉ)	–
locative	–	صابَݨِیں (ṣābaṇīṉ)
instrumental	–	–

Derived terms

• صابݨدانی f (sābaṇdānī, “soapdish”)

Further reading

• “صابن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Corrupted from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.bʊn/
• Rhymes: -ʊn

Noun

صابُن • (sābun) m (Hindi spelling साबुन)

1. soap
2. washing powder (ie. for a washing machine etc.)

Declension

Declension of صابن
	singular	plural
direct	صابن (sabun)	صابن (sabun)
oblique	صابن (sabun)	صابنوں (sabunō̃)
vocative	صابن (sabun)	صابنو (sabunō)

Further reading

• “صابن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “صابن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “صابن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu صابن (sābun).

Noun

صابن (sābun)

1. soap

Yidgha

Noun

صابن (sābun)

1. soap