ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šābāš), from (šād, “happy”) + (bāš, “be (imperative)”). Compare Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), Gujarati શાબાશ (śābāś), Bengali শাবাশ (śabaś), Marathi शाबास (śābās).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʃäː.bäːʃᵊ/

Interjection

ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ • (śābāś) (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)

shabash, good job, well done
Synonyms: ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā), ਬੱਲੇ (balle), ਅਸ਼ਕੇ (aśake), ਮਰਹਬਾ (marhabā)

Noun

ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ • (śābāś) f (Shahmukhi spelling شاباش)

applause, approbation, encouragement, pat on the back
Synonym: ਵਾਹਵਾ (vāhvā)

Further reading

“ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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