डिब्बा

See also: डब्बा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• डब्बा (ḍabbā)

Etymology

From a non-Indo-Aryan language. Compare Marathi डबा (ḍabā), Assamese ডবা (doba), Punjabi ਡੱਬਾ (ḍabbā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɖɪbːa(ː)]

Noun

डिब्बा • (ḍibbā) m (Urdu spelling ڈِبّہ)

1. box, container

Declension

Declension of डिब्बा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डिब्बा ḍibbā	डिब्बे ḍibbe
oblique	डिब्बे ḍibbe	डिब्बों ḍibbõ
vocative	डिब्बे ḍibbe	डिब्बो ḍibbo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍabba¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press