ડાબું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Old Gujarati डाबउ (ḍābaü), from Prakrit *𑀟𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍābba). Cognate with Sindhi 𑋉𑋠𑋕𑋊𑋣 (ḍ̠āḇaṛu) / ڏاٻِڙُ (ḏāḇiṛu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɖɑ.bũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ડા‧બું
Adjective
ડાબું • (ḍābũ)
Declension
| 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.