આભ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪 (abbha), from Sanskrit अभ्र (abhrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *abʰrás (“cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrós. Doublet of આભલું (ābhalũ), અભ્ર (abhra), and અબર (abar). Cognate with Marwari आभौ (ābhau).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.bʱə/

Noun

આભ • (ābha) n

1. sky

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:આકાશ

2. clouds

   Synonyms: વાદળ (vādaḷ), મેઘ (megh)

Further reading

• “આભ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.