ડાબું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati डाबउ (ḍābaü), from Prakrit *𑀟𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍābba). Cognate with Sindhi 𑋉𑋠𑋕𑋊𑋣 (ḍ̠āḇaṛu) / ڏاٻِڙُ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɖɑ.bũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ડા‧બું

Adjective

ડાબું • (ḍābũ)

1. left

   Antonym: જમણું (jamṇũ, “right”)

Declension

Declension of ડાબું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	ડાબો (ḍābo)	ડાબા (ḍābā)		ડાબા (ḍābā)	ડાબા (ḍābā)		ડાબે (ḍābe)
neuter	ડાબું (ḍābũ)	ડાબાં (ḍābā̃)		ડાબા (ḍābā)	ડાબાં (ḍābā̃)		ડાબે (ḍābe)
feminine	ડાબી (ḍābī)	ડાબી (ḍābī)		ડાબી (ḍābī)	ડાબી (ḍābī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍavva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311

Further reading

• “ડાબું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.