صابن

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • صَبُوݨ (ṣabūṇ)

Etymology

Corrupted from Persian صابون, ultimately from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːb.bʊ̽.ɳ/
  • Rhymes: -əɳ

Noun

صابُݨ • (ṣābuṇm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਬਣ)

  1. soap

Declension

Declension of صابن
singular plural
direct صابُݨ (ṣābuṇ) صابُݨ (ṣābuṇ)
oblique صابُݨ (ṣābuṇ) صابُݨاں (ṣābuṇāṉ)
vocative صابُݨا (ṣābuṇā) صابُݨو (ṣābuṇo)
ablative صابُݨوں (ṣābuṇoṉ) صابُݨاں (ṣābuṇāṉ)
locative صابُݨے (ṣābuṇe) صابُݨِیں (ṣābuṇīṉ)
instrumental صابُݨوں (ṣābuṇoṉ)

Derived terms

  • صابݨدانی f (sābuṇdānī, soapdish)

Further reading

  • صابن”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Corrupted from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn).

Pronunciation

Noun

صابُن • (sābunm (Hindi spelling साबुन)

  1. soap
  2. washing powder (ie. for a washing machine etc.)

Declension

Declension of صابن
singular plural
direct صابن (sabun) صابن (sabun)
oblique صابن (sabun) صابنوں (sabunõ)
vocative صابن (sabun) صابنو (sabuno)

Further reading

  • صابن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • صابن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “صابن”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu صابن (sābun).

Noun

صابن (sābun)

  1. soap

Yidgha

Noun

صابن (sābun)

  1. soap