طوبی

See also: طوبى‎ and طوبي‎

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

طوبا‎ (tuba)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى‎ (ṭūbā).

Noun

طوبی • (tuba)

good; a good condition, weal
blessedness in the life to come; God's favor: or, paradise and its joys

Adjective

طوبی • (tuba)

better; best; more or most agreeable, delightful, sweet

Proper noun

طوبی • (tuba)

(Islam) name of a tree in paradise, a branch of which will enter the mansion of each inhabitant, with flowers and ripe fruit of every imaginable kind

Descendants

Turkish: Tuba

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طوبی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1248

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى‎ (ṭūbā).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /tuːˈbɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /tuːˈbɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /tuːˈbɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /tuˈbɔ/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	طوبی
Dari	طوبی
Tajik	Тубо (Tubo)

طوبی • (tubâ)

(Islam) Ṭūbā (tree in al-Janna)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طُوبَى‎ (ṭūbā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪uː.bɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /t̪uː.bɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

طُوبیٰ • (t̤ūbá) (Hindi spelling तूबा)

excellent, sweet, delicious and the like

Proper noun

طُوبیٰ • (t̤ūbá) m (Hindi spelling तूबा)

(Islam) name of a tree in Paradise, the fruit of which is said to be most delicious

Proper noun

طُوبیٰ • (t̤ūbá) f (Hindi spelling तूबा)

a female given name, Tooba, from Arabic

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “طوبی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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