ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from شاد (šād, happy) + باش (bāš, be (imperative)). Compare Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś), Marathi शाबास (śābās).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)

  1. shabash, good job, well done
    Synonyms: ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā), ਬੱਲੇ (balle), ਅਸ਼ਕੇ (aśake), ਮਰਹਬਾ (marhabā)

Noun

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ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāśf (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)

  1. applause, approbation, encouragement, pat on the back
    Synonym: ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā)

Further reading

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