آب

Meanings

1. water (Farsi - poetic)
2. luster, brilliance
3. honor, respect, dignity, reputation
4. water; moisture
5. glitter, luster, shine (of a precious stone)
6. honor, dignity; reputation
7. dignity, temper, hardening
8. Brilliance, Reputation, Lustre, Water, Honor
9. dignity, honor, temper, hardening
10. dignity
11. temper
12. hardening
13. honor, privilege, credit; respect, regard; reverence, deference; obeisance, abidance
14. soak, temper
15. Water; character, honor, reputation, lustre, etc. It is only used in composition; as, آب و ادب āb-o-adab, Courtesy, politeness; آب حیوان āb-i-ḥaiwān, or آب حیات āb-i-ḥaiyāt, The water of life or immortality; آب رو āb-rū, or آب روي āb-rū-e, The water of the face; reputation, renown, honor, lustre; or دَ مخ آب da maḵẖ āb

Pashto definitions

1. عزت، حيا، قدر
2. پت، حيا، عزت، ابرو
3. شهرت، نوم
4. جلا، جوهر، ځلا (د تورې، چړې او دا ډول نورو شيانو )- په هر تېغ کې چې آب نه وي د شرابو - څوک د غم په غليم نه مومي بری (ر.ب.)
5. اوبه
6. خلق، پړق، برېښنا
7. عزت، آبرو

Examples

• آب انبار

  reservoir, pond, pool

Phrases

• بي آب َ کولbe āba kawul

  To dishonor, to disgrace, to lower in the estimation of another

• بي آبَ کیدلbe āba kedal

  To become dishonored or disgraced

Meanings

1. father
2. Father, master, possessor

Pashto definitions

1. اُبۀ، خوله، اوښې، عرق

Forms

plural

آباābā́