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کبا

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *कर्व (karva)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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کَبّا (kabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੱਬਾ)

  1. pugnacious, quarrelsome, obstinate
  2. rude, impudent
  3. stupid

Declension

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Declension of کبا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct کَبّا (kabbā) کَبّے (kabbe) کَبّی (kabbī) کَبِّیاں (kabbiyāṉ)
oblique کَبّے (kabbe) کَبّیاں (kabbeyāṉ) کَبّی (kabbī) کَبِّیاں (kabbiyāṉ)

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کبّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਕੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*karva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148