शाबाश

See also: शाबाशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šābāš), from (šād, “joyful”) + (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Cognate with Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś) / شاباش (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś), Assamese চাবাচ (sabas), Marathi शाबास (śābās).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑː.bɑːʃ/, [ʃäː.bäːʃ]

Interjection

शाबाश • (śābāś) (Urdu spelling شاباش)

shabash, good job

Descendants

→ English: shabash
→ Malay: syabas

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