Urdu
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pro- Old Persian *frapīδwa-
Middle Persian [script needed] (plpyh /frabīh/)
Urdu فربہ
Borrowed from Classical Persian فَرْبِهْ (farbih), from Middle Persian [script needed] (plpyh /frabīh/), from Old Persian *frapīδwa-, from Proto-Iranian *fra- + *piHtú (“fat, tallow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
فَرْبَہ • (farba) (Hindi spelling फ़र्बा)
- fat, obese, plump, stout, corpulent
- Synonyms: موٹا (moṭā), چاق (cāq), سمین (samīn)
References
- “فربہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فربہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.