शुभ
See also: शोभा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʊbʱ/
Adjective
शुभ • (śubh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شبھ)
- auspicious, favorable, good
- Antonym: अशुभ (aśubh)
- शुभ रात्रि। ― śubh rātri. ― Good night.
- happy (conveys the good wishes of the speaker or writer)
- आप को नववर्ष शुभ हो। ― āp ko navvarṣ śubh ho. ― (I) wish you a happy New Year.
Noun
शुभ • (śubh) m (Urdu spelling شبھ)
Proper noun
शुभ • (śubh) m
- a male given name, Shubh, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शुभ śubh |
शुभ śubh |
| oblique | शुभ śubh |
शुभों śubhõ |
| vocative | शुभ śubh |
शुभो śubho |
Antonyms
- अशुभ (aśubh)
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /subʱʌ/
Adjective
शुभ • (śubha)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শুভ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬸᬪ (Balinese script)
- শুভ (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰲𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀼𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- ၐုဘ (Burmese script)
- શુભ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੁਭ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍁𑌭 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦸꦨ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂳𑂦 (Kaithi script)
- ಶುಭ (Kannada script)
- ឝុភ (Khmer script)
- ຨຸຠ (Lao script)
- ശുഭ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘳𑘥 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠤᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧔𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐸𑐨 (Newa script)
- ଶୁଭ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢸꢩ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆶𑆨 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖲𑖥 (Siddham script)
- ශුභ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩒𑩳 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚰𑚡 (Takri script)
- ஶுப⁴ (Tamil script)
- శుభ (Telugu script)
- ศุภ (Thai script)
- ཤུ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒳𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨃𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root शुभ् (śubh).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕu.bʱɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕu.bʱɐ/
Adjective
शुभ • (śubha) stem
- splendid, bright, beautiful, handsome
- pleasant, agreeable, suitable, fit, capable, useful, good (applied to persons and things)
- auspicious, fortunate, prosperous
- good (in moral sense), righteous, virtuous, honest
- pure (as an action)
- eminent, distinguished
- learned, versed in the Vedas
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुभः (śubhaḥ) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) शुभासः¹ (śubhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभान् (śubhān) |
| instrumental | शुभेन (śubhena) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) शुभेभिः¹ (śubhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुभाय (śubhāya) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुभात् (śubhāt) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुभस्य (śubhasya) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभानाम् (śubhānām) |
| locative | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभेषु (śubheṣu) |
| vocative | शुभ (śubha) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) शुभासः¹ (śubhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुभा (śubhā) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभाः (śubhāḥ) |
| accusative | शुभाम् (śubhām) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभाः (śubhāḥ) |
| instrumental | शुभया (śubhayā) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभाभिः (śubhābhiḥ) |
| dative | शुभायै (śubhāyai) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभाभ्यः (śubhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुभायाः (śubhāyāḥ) शुभायै² (śubhāyai²) |
शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभाभ्यः (śubhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुभायाः (śubhāyāḥ) शुभायै² (śubhāyai²) |
शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभानाम् (śubhānām) |
| locative | शुभायाम् (śubhāyām) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभासु (śubhāsu) |
| vocative | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभाः (śubhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
| accusative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
| instrumental | शुभेन (śubhena) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) शुभेभिः¹ (śubhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुभाय (śubhāya) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुभात् (śubhāt) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुभस्य (śubhasya) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभानाम् (śubhānām) |
| locative | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभेषु (śubheṣu) |
| vocative | शुभ (śubha) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
शुभ • (śubha) stem, n
- anything bright or beautiful etc.
- beauty, charm, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, bliss, welfare, prosperity
- benefit, service, good or virtuous action
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
| accusative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
| instrumental | शुभेन (śubhena) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) शुभेभिः¹ (śubhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुभाय (śubhāya) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुभात् (śubhāt) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुभस्य (śubhasya) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभानाम् (śubhānām) |
| locative | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभेषु (śubheṣu) |
| vocative | शुभ (śubha) | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभानि (śubhāni) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- अशुभ (aśubha)
- शुभं जन्मदिनम् (śubhaṃ janmadinam)
Noun
शुभ • (śubha) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुभः (śubhaḥ) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) शुभासः¹ (śubhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शुभम् (śubham) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभान् (śubhān) |
| instrumental | शुभेन (śubhena) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) शुभेभिः¹ (śubhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुभाय (śubhāya) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुभात् (śubhāt) | शुभाभ्याम् (śubhābhyām) | शुभेभ्यः (śubhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुभस्य (śubhasya) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभानाम् (śubhānām) |
| locative | शुभे (śubhe) | शुभयोः (śubhayoḥ) | शुभेषु (śubheṣu) |
| vocative | शुभ (śubha) | शुभौ (śubhau) शुभा¹ (śubhā¹) |
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) शुभासः¹ (śubhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “शुभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1083, column 2.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śubha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 727