Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अशुभ (aśubha). Analyzable as अ- (a-, not) +‎ शुभ (śubh, auspicious).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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अशुभ (aśubh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اشبھ)

  1. bad; inauspicious
    Antonym: शुभ (śubh)
    अशुभ बातें न करें!
    aśubh bātẽ na karẽ!
    Don't talk about inauspicious things!
  2. evil

Noun

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अशुभ (aśubhm (Urdu spelling اشبھ)

  1. bad; evil
    Antonym: शुभ (śubh)
  2. sin
    Synonym: पाप (pāp)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From अ- (a-, not) +‎ शुभ (śubha, auspicious).

Adjective

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अशुभ (aśubha)

  1. dirty, foul, inauspicious

Noun

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अशुभ (aśubha)

  1. harm
  2. mischief, sin, calamity

Descendants

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  • Hindi: अशुभ (aśubh)
  • Tocharian B: aśup