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जब

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See also: जेब

Hindi

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Etymology

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From अब (ab, now). Cognate with Punjabi ਜਦੋਂ (jadõ) / جدوں (jadõ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəb/, [d͡ʒɐb]
  • Rhymes: -əb

Adverb

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जब (jab) (Urdu spelling جب)

  1. when (relative)
    जब मैं छोटा था, मैं बहुत तेज़ होता था
    jab ma͠i choṭā thā, ma͠i bahut tez hotā thā.
    When I was little, I used to be very mischievous.

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References

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  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “जब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • जब”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “जब”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House