ज़बानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ज़ुबानी (zubānī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زبانی (zabānī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zə.bɑː.niː/, [zɐ.bäː.niː], /d͡ʒə.bɑː.niː/, [d͡ʒɐ.bäː.niː]

Adjective

ज़बानी • (zabānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling زبانی)

1. oral, spoken

   उनके बीच ज़बानी जंग लड़ी गई थी।

   unke bīc zabānī jaṅg laṛī gaī thī.

   A battle of words was fought between them.