ज़बान
HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Persian زبان (zabân), from Middle Persian ŠNA / ʾwzwʾn' (uzwān), from Proto-Iranian *hižwaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáHs.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ज़बान • (zabān) f (Urdu spelling زبان)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ज़बान | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | ज़बान (zabān) | ज़बानें (zabānẽ) |
Oblique | ज़बान (zabān) | ज़बानों (zabānõ) |
Vocative | ज़बान (zabān) | ज़बानो (zabāno) |
Alternative formsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- मादरी ज़बान (mādrī zabān, “mothertongue”)