अजब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجَب (ʕajab). Compare Bengali আজব (ajob).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.d͡ʒəb/, [ɐ.d͡ʒɐb]

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• Rhymes: -əb

Noun

अजब • (ajab) m (Urdu spelling عجب)

1. an astonishment

Declension

Declension of अजब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अजब ajab	अजब, अजायब ajab, ajāyab
oblique	अजब ajab	अजबों, अजायबों ajabõ, ajāyabõ
vocative	अजब ajab	अजबो, अजायबो ajabo, ajāyabo

Adjective

अजब • (ajab) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عجب)

1. astonishing

   Synonym: अनोखा (anokhā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अजब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press