Etymology

shabash

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Today it means: An exclamation of praise for an achievement. Full definition →

Hindi शाबाश ← Classical Persian شاباش
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromشاباش
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromशाबाश
  3. English todayshabash

Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).

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