जब

See also: जेब

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəb/
Rhymes: -əb

Adverb

जब • (jab) (Urdu spelling جب‎)

when (non-interrogative)
जब मैं छोटा था, मैं ख़ूब तेज़ होता था।
jab ma͠i choṭā thā, ma͠i xūb tez hotā thā.
When I was little, I used to be very mischievous.

Derived terms

जभी (jabhī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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