साबित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ثابت (sābit), from Arabic ثَابِت (ṯābit), from the root ث ب ت (ṯ b t). Compare Bengali সাবিত (sabit), Punjabi ਸਾਬਿਤ (sābit).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.bɪt̪/, [säː.bɪt̪]

Adjective

साबित • (sābit) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ثابت)

1. proven, proved

   क्या यह साबित हुआ है कि कल रात आप घर पर ही थे?

   kyā yah sābit huā hai ki kal rāt āp ghar par hī the?

   Has it been proven that you were at home last night?

2. steady, unchanging; not bent

   Synonyms: मज़बूत (mazbūt), स्थिर (sthir)

3. (uncommon) good, alright

   Synonym: ठीक (ṭhīk)

Derived terms

• साबित करना (sābit karnā)

See also

• सबूत (sabūt, “evidence”)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “साबित”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “साबित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha