ضابطہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضَابِطَه (zābita), from Arabic ضَابِطَة (ḍābiṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɑː.bɪ.t̪ɑ(ː)/

Noun

ضابِطَہ • (zābitah) m (formal plural ضوابط (zvābt), Hindi spelling ज़ाबिता)

1. rule, canon, law, ordinance, regulation
2. custom, control, discipline

References

• “ضابطہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ضابطہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.