शुभ

See also: शोभा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊbʱ/

Adjective

शुभ • (śubh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شبھ)

1. auspicious, favorable, good

   शुभ रात्रि। ― śubh rātri. ― Good night.

2. happy (conveys the good wishes of the speaker or writer)

   आप को नववर्ष शुभ हो। ― āp ko navvarṣ śubh ho. ― (I) wish you a happy New Year.

Antonyms

• अशुभ (aśubh)

Noun

शुभ • (śubh) m (Urdu spelling شبھ)

1. good

Declension

Declension of शुभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शुभ śubh	शुभ śubh
oblique	शुभ śubh	शुभों śubhõ
vocative	शुभ śubh	शुभो śubho

Antonyms

• अशुभ (aśubh)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subʱʌ/

Adjective

शुभ • (śubha)

1. good, auspicious

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুভ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬪ (Balinese script)
• শুভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုဘ (Burmese script)
• શુભ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌭 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦨ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂦 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಭ (Kannada script)
• ឝុភ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຠ (Lao script)
• ശുഭ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐨 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଭ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖥 (Siddham script)
• ශුභ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩳 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚡 (Takri script)
• ஶுப⁴ (Tamil script)
• శుభ (Telugu script)
• ศุภ (Thai script)
• ཤུ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root शुभ् (śubh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕu.bʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕu.bʱɐ/

Adjective

शुभ • (śubha) stem

1. splendid, bright, beautiful, handsome
2. pleasant, agreeable, suitable, fit, capable, useful, good (applied to persons and things)
3. auspicious, fortunate, prosperous
4. good (in moral sense), righteous, virtuous, honest
5. pure (as an action)
6. eminent, distinguished
7. learned, versed in the Vedas

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शुभ
Nom. sg.	शुभः (śubhaḥ)
Gen. sg.	शुभस्य (śubhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुभः (śubhaḥ)	शुभौ (śubhau)	शुभाः (śubhāḥ)
Vocative	शुभ (śubha)	शुभौ (śubhau)	शुभाः (śubhāḥ)
Accusative	शुभम् (śubham)	शुभौ (śubhau)	शुभान् (śubhān)
Instrumental	शुभेन (śubhena)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभैः (śubhaiḥ)
Dative	शुभाय (śubhāya)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	शुभात् (śubhāt)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	शुभस्य (śubhasya)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभानाम् (śubhānām)
Locative	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभेषु (śubheṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of शुभ
Nom. sg.	शुभा (śubhā)
Gen. sg.	शुभायाः (śubhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुभा (śubhā)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभाः (śubhāḥ)
Vocative	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभाः (śubhāḥ)
Accusative	शुभाम् (śubhām)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभाः (śubhāḥ)
Instrumental	शुभया (śubhayā)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभाभिः (śubhābhiḥ)
Dative	शुभायै (śubhāyai)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभाभ्यः (śubhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	शुभायाः (śubhāyāḥ)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभाभ्यः (śubhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	शुभायाः (śubhāyāḥ)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभानाम् (śubhānām)
Locative	शुभायाम् (śubhāyām)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभासु (śubhāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of शुभ
Nom. sg.	शुभम् (śubham)
Gen. sg.	शुभस्य (śubhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुभम् (śubham)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभानि (śubhāni)
Vocative	शुभ (śubha)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभानि (śubhāni)
Accusative	शुभम् (śubham)	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभानि (śubhāni)
Instrumental	शुभेन (śubhena)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभैः (śubhaiḥ)
Dative	शुभाय (śubhāya)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	शुभात् (śubhāt)	शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām)	शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	शुभस्य (śubhasya)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभानाम् (śubhānām)
Locative	शुभे (śubhe)	शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ)	शुभेषु (śubheṣu)

Noun

शुभ • (śubha) stem, n

1. anything bright or beautiful etc.
2. beauty, charm, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, bliss, welfare, prosperity
3. benefit, service, good or virtuous action

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शुभ (śubha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुभम् śubham	शुभे śubhe	शुभानि / शुभा¹ śubhāni / śubhā¹
Vocative	शुभ śubha	शुभे śubhe	शुभानि / शुभा¹ śubhāni / śubhā¹
Accusative	शुभम् śubham	शुभे śubhe	शुभानि / शुभा¹ śubhāni / śubhā¹
Instrumental	शुभेन śubhena	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभैः / शुभेभिः¹ śubhaiḥ / śubhebhiḥ¹
Dative	शुभाय śubhāya	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभेभ्यः śubhebhyaḥ
Ablative	शुभात् śubhāt	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभेभ्यः śubhebhyaḥ
Genitive	शुभस्य śubhasya	शुभयोः śubhayoḥ	शुभानाम् śubhānām
Locative	शुभे śubhe	शुभयोः śubhayoḥ	शुभेषु śubheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अशुभ (aśubha)
• शुभं जन्मदिनम् (śubhaṃ janmadinam)

Noun

शुभ • (śubha) stem, m

1. a city floating in the sky

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शुभ (śubha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुभः śubhaḥ	शुभौ / शुभा¹ śubhau / śubhā¹	शुभाः / शुभासः¹ śubhāḥ / śubhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शुभ śubha	शुभौ / शुभा¹ śubhau / śubhā¹	शुभाः / शुभासः¹ śubhāḥ / śubhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शुभम् śubham	शुभौ / शुभा¹ śubhau / śubhā¹	शुभान् śubhān
Instrumental	शुभेन śubhena	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभैः / शुभेभिः¹ śubhaiḥ / śubhebhiḥ¹
Dative	शुभाय śubhāya	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभेभ्यः śubhebhyaḥ
Ablative	शुभात् śubhāt	शुभाभ्याम् śubhābhyām	शुभेभ्यः śubhebhyaḥ
Genitive	शुभस्य śubhasya	शुभयोः śubhayoḥ	शुभानाम् śubhānām
Locative	शुभे śubhe	शुभयोः śubhayoḥ	शुभेषु śubheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Phalura: [script needed] (šuwo), [script needed] (šūo), [script needed] (šūī)
  • Shina: شو (šo), ش (ši)
• Pali: subha
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀪 (subha)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शुभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1083/2.