तौबा

See also: तब and तोबा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• तोबा (tobā), तउबा (taubā), तऊबा (taūbā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَوْبَه (tawba), from Arabic تَوْبَة (tawba). Cognate with Bengali তওবা (toōba).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɔː.bɑː/, [t̪ɔː.bäː], /t̪əʊ.bɑː/, [t̪ɐʊ.bäː]

Noun

तौबा • (taubā) f (Urdu spelling توبہ)

1. repentance
2. recantation

Declension

Declension of तौबा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तौबा taubā	तौबाएँ taubāẽ
oblique	तौबा taubā	तौबाओं taubāõ
vocative	तौबा taubā	तौबाओ taubāo

Derived terms

• तौबा करना (taubā karnā)
• तौबा तोड़ना (taubā toṛnā)

Interjection

तौबा • (taubā) (Urdu spelling توبہ)

1. my God!
2. good heavens!

Synonyms

• तौबा-तौबा (taubā-taubā)