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ਢਾਬਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “According to Turner CDIAL, from an unattested root *ḍhabb-, related to *ḍhapp ("to cover"), of unclear further origin. CDIAL also considers Hindi to be the origin language, with original sense of "thatched roofing".”

Noun

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ਢਾਬਾ (ḍhābām (Shahmukhi spelling ڈھابا)

  1. dhaba (roadside restaurant)
    ਇਸ ਢਾਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਚੰਗਾ ਖਾਨਾ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ।
    isa ḍhābe vicca bahut caṅgā khānā baṇāunde hana.
    They make very good food in this dhaba.

Declension

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Declension of ਢਾਬਾ
dir. sg. ਢਾਬਾ (ḍhābā)
dir. pl. ਢਾਬੇ (ḍhābe)
singular plural
direct ਢਾਬਾ (ḍhābā) ਢਾਬੇ (ḍhābe)
oblique ਢਾਬੇ (ḍhābe) ਢਾਬਿਆਂ (ḍhābiā̃)
vocative ਢਾਬਿਆ (ḍhābiā) ਢਾਬਿਓ (ḍhābio)
ablative ਢਾਬਿਓਂ (ḍhābiõ)
locative ਢਾਬੇ (ḍhābe)
instrumental ਢਾਬੇ (ḍhābe)

Descendants

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  • Hindi: ढाबा (ḍhābā)
  • Marathi: धाबा (dhābā)

Further reading

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  • ਢਾਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “5579”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press