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

	singular			plural		locative
	nominative	oblique/vocative/ instrumental
masculine	ડાબો (ḍābo)	ડાબા (ḍābā)		ડાબા (ḍābā)		ડાબે (ḍābe)
neuter	ડાબું (ḍābũ)	ડાબા (ḍābā)		ડાબાં (ḍābā̃)		ડાબે (ḍābe)
feminine	ડાબી (ḍābī)	ડાબી (ḍābī)		ડાબી (ḍābī)		—

If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the 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.