آبچین

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaːb.ˈt͡ʃiːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.t͡ʃʰín]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.t͡ʃʰíːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.t͡ʃʰín]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ābčīn
Dari reading^?	ābčīn
Iranian reading^?	âbčin
Tajik reading^?	občin

Noun

آبچین • (ābčīn / âbčin) (plural آبچین‌ها (ābčīn-hā / âbčin-hâ), Tajik spelling обчин)

towel (cloth used for wiping)
Synonym: حوله (howle)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Urdu: آبْچِین (ābcīn)

Urdu

Alternative forms

آب چِین (āb cīn)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ābčīn).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːb.t͡ʃiːn/
Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

آبچِین • (ābcīn) m (Hindi spelling आबचीन)

hand towel; handkerchief

Declension

Declension of **آبچین**
	singular	plural
direct	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِین (ābcīn)
oblique	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِینوں (ābcīnõ)
vocative	آبچِین (ābcīn)	آبچِینو (ābcīno)

References

“آبچین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“آبچین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.