साबुन

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *seyb-?

Proto-Germanic *saipǭbor.

Latin sāpōbor.

Ancient Greek σάπων (sápōn)bor.

Classical Syriac ܨܲܦ݁ܘܿܢܵܐbor.

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)bor.

Classical Persian صَابُون (sābūn)bor.

Old Galician-Portuguese sabon

Portuguese sabãoinflu.?

Hindi साबुन (sābun)

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَابُون (sābūn). Possibly influenced by Portuguese sabão, from the same source.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.bʊn/, [säː.bʊ̃n]
• Rhymes: -ʊn

Noun

साबुन • (sābun) m (Urdu spelling صابن)

1. soap

Declension

Declension of साबुन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साबुन sābun	साबुन sābun
oblique	साबुन sābun	साबुनों sābunõ
vocative	साबुन sābun	साबुनो sābuno

Descendants

• → Nepali: साबन् (sāban), साबुन (sābuna)