طوبی
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- طوبا (tuba)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā).
Noun
طوبی • (tuba)
- good; a good condition, weal
- blessedness in the life to come; God's favor: or, paradise and its joys
Adjective
طوبی • (tuba)
- better; best; more or most agreeable, delightful, sweet
Proper noun
طوبی • (tuba)
- (Islam) name of a tree in paradise, a branch of which will enter the mansion of each inhabitant, with flowers and ripe fruit of every imaginable kind
Descendants
- Turkish: Tuba
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طوبی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1248
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /tuː.ˈbaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuː.bɑ́ː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰuː.bɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰu.bɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tūbā |
| Dari reading? | tūbā |
| Iranian reading? | tubâ |
| Tajik reading? | tubo |
Proper noun
طوبی • (tūbā / tubâ) (Tajik spelling Тубо)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪uː.bɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective
طُوبیٰ • (tūbā) (Hindi spelling तूबा)
- excellent, sweet, delicious and the like
Proper noun
طُوبیٰ • (tūbā) m (Hindi spelling तूबा)
- (Islam) name of a tree in Paradise, the fruit of which is said to be most delicious
Proper noun
طُوبیٰ • (tūbā) f (Hindi spelling तूबा)
- a female given name, Tooba, from Arabic
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “طوبی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.