جابۍ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
جابۍ (ǰabə́y) is a Pashto n-f meaning “short skirt; dancing gown, tutu” in English او په اردو کې د «مختصر، کوتاہ، دامن» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards.
Meanings · Entry 13
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-əy gāne) | جابۍ ګانې | ǰabə́y-gāne |
Obl Plural (-yo) | جابیو | ǰabə́y-yo |
Obl Plural (-o) | جابو | ǰabə́y-o |
Direct Singular (-əy) | جابۍ | ǰabə́y |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
د اتڼ ګډېدونکو په خپلو جابیو کې د نڅا خوند اخیست.
“The attan dancers were enjoying the dance in their long gowns.”
اٹک رقص کرنے والے اپنی جابیوں میں رقص کا لطف اٹھا رہے تھے۔
د نجلۍ د پښو جابۍ په نڅا کې ښه غږېدلې.
“The girl's ankle bells were ringing beautifully during the dance.”
رقص کے دوران لڑکی کے پاؤں کے گھنگھرو خوب بج رہے تھے۔
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
جابۍ (n-f · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهد اتڼ ګډېدونکو په خپلو جابیو کې د نڅا خوند اخیست.
“The attan dancers were enjoying the dance in their long gowns.”
اٹک رقص کرنے والے اپنی جابیوں میں رقص کا لطف اٹھا رہے تھے۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword جابۍ (ǰabə́y) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.