आफ़ताब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفتاب (āftāb), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾptʾb /⁠āftāb⁠/, “sunshine”). Compare Bengali আফতাব (aphtab), Gujarati આફતાબ (āphatāb), Punjabi ਆਫ਼ਤਾਬ (āfatāb).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːf.t̪ɑːb/, [äːf.t̪äːb], /ɑːpʰ.t̪ɑːb/, [äːpʰ.t̪äːb]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

आफ़ताब • (āftāb) m (Urdu spelling آفتاب)

  1. (uncommon) Sun
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सूरज
  2. sun's heat
    Synonyms: सूर्यताप (sūryatāp), सौर्यताप (sauryatāp)

Declension
Declension of आफ़ताब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताब
āftāb
oblique आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताबों
āftābõ
vocative आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताबो
āftābo

Proper noun

आफ़ताब • (āftāb) m (Urdu spelling آفتاب)

  1. a male given name, Aftab, from Persian

Declension
Declension of आफ़ताब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताब
āftāb
oblique आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताबों
āftābõ
vocative आफ़ताब
āftāb		 आफ़ताबो
āftābo

References
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