खब्बा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā), from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, “mutilated, imperfect”). Doublet of खर्व (kharv) and ख़राब (xarāb).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʰəb.bɑː/, [kʰɐb̚.bäː]

Adjective

खब्बा • (khabbā) (Urdu spelling کھَبّا)

1. left, the left side

   Synonym: बायाँ (bāyā̃)

Declension

Declension of खब्बा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	खब्बा khabbā	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बी khabbī	खब्बी khabbī
oblique	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बी khabbī	खब्बी khabbī
vocative	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बी khabbī	खब्बी khabbī

Noun

खब्बा • (khabbā) m (Urdu spelling کھَبّا)

1. a left-handed person, leftie

Declension

Declension of खब्बा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खब्बा khabbā	खब्बे khabbe
oblique	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बों khabbõ
vocative	खब्बे khabbe	खब्बो khabbo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खब्बा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press