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अब्रू

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ابرو (abrū), from Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /⁠brūg⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HbʰrúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰruH-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अब्रू (abrūf (Urdu spelling ابرو)

  1. (rare) eyebrow
    Synonyms: भौंह (bha͠uh), भृकुटी (bhŕkuṭī)

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian آبرو (ābrū), shortened from آبروی (āb-i-rūy). Compare Gujarati આબરૂ (ābarū), Hindi आबरू (ābrū), Bengali আবরু (aboru), Punjabi ਆਬਰੂ (ābarū) / آبرو (ābro).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əb.ɾu/, [əb.ɾuː]

Noun

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अब्रू (abrūf

  1. honour, reputation
    Synonyms: इज्जत (ijjat), मान (mān), प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)

Declension

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Declension of अब्रू (fem ū-stem)
direct
singular
अब्रू
abrū
direct
plural
अब्रू
abru
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अब्रू
abrū
अब्रू
abru
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अब्रू
abru
अब्रूं-
abrun-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अब्रूला
abrulā
अब्रूंना
abrunnā
ergative अब्रूने, अब्रूनं
abrune, abruna
अब्रूंनी
abrunnī
instrumental अब्रूशी
abruśī
अब्रूंशी
abrunśī
locative
सप्तमी
अब्रूत
abrut
अब्रूंत
abrut
vocative
संबोधन
अब्रू
abru
अब्रूंनो
abrunno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अब्रू (fem ū-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
अब्रूचा
abruċā
अब्रूचे
abruċe
अब्रूची
abrucī
अब्रूच्या
abrucā
अब्रूचे, अब्रूचं
abruċe, abruċa
अब्रूची
abrucī
अब्रूच्या
abrucā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अब्रूंचा
abrunċā
अब्रूंचे
abrunċe
अब्रूंची
abruñcī
अब्रूंच्या
abruncā
अब्रूंचे, अब्रूंचं
abrunċe, abrunċa
अब्रूंची
abruñcī
अब्रूंच्या
abruñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अब्रू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अब्रू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अब्रू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).