आभ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪 (abbha), from Sanskrit अभ्र (abhra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *abʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós. Doublet of अभ्र (abhra) and अब्र (abra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːbʱ/, [äːbʱ]

Noun

आभ • (ābh) m

1. (rare) cloud

   Synonyms: अब्र (abra), बादल (bādal)

Declension

Declension of आभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आभ ābh	आभ ābh
oblique	आभ ābh	आभों ābhõ
vocative	आभ ābh	आभो ābho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ābha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press