لمبا

Urdu

Etymology

From the Prakrit लम्बओ and Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba) + -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ləm.bɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

لمبا • (lambā) (Hindi spelling लम्बा or लंबा)

1. tall (of people)
2. long (of objects, duration, etc)
3. expanded, great, large
4. spacious, capacious

Declension

Declension of لمبا

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	لمبا (lambā)	لمبے (lambe)		لمبی (lambī)	لمبی (lambī)
indirect	لمبے (lambe)	لمبے (lambe)		لمبی (lambī)	لمبی (lambī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लंबा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “لمبا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.