زبه — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
زبه (zba) is a Pashto n-f meaning “nanny goat” in English او په اردو کې د «بکری» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form زبیو.
Meanings · Entry 11
ماناوې او تعریفونهGrammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Obl Sg / Dir Plural (-e) | زبې | zbae |
Obl Plural (-o) | زبو | zbao |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | زبیو | zbayo |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
پښتو زما مورنۍ ژبه ده.
“Pashto is my mother tongue.”
پشتو میری مادری زبان ہے۔
هغه په خپله ژبه وفا وکړه.
“He kept his promise.”
اس نے اپنے وعدے کو پورا کیا۔
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Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
زبه (n-f · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهپښتو زما مورنۍ ژبه ده.
“Pashto is my mother tongue.”
پشتو میری مادری زبان ہے۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword زبه (zba) 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.