Jab: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Jab means something in Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Jab has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Jaba.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jab in India is the name of a plant defined with Hordeum vulgare in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zeocriton distichon (L.) P. Beauv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1805)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jab, for example extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJab in Hindi refers in English to:—(adv) when; —[kabhi] whenever; sometimes; ~[ki] when; whenever, at whatever time; -[taba] sometime; at times; imminent; —[apani utari to dusare ki utarate kya dera] ? beware of him who regards not his reputation; —[utara gai loi to kya karega koi] the shameless dread no society; —[taka gamga] ([jamana]) [ki dhara bahati hai] as long as the Ganges (and the Jamuna) flows (flow), for all times to come; —[taka jaharamuhara aega, sampa ka kata mara jaega] the steed will die till the grass grows; —[taka samsa taba taka asa] as long as there is life there is hope..—jab (जब) is alternatively transliterated as Jaba.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+98): Jaba, Jaba kusum, Jaba lulo, Jabaafee, Jabaanjib, Jababa, Jababadara, Jababadari, Jababanisa, Jababanishi, Jababi, Jababihundi, Jababu, Jababusavalu, Jabada, Jabadanem, Jabadem, Jabaha, Jabaharata, Jabakushumathonba.
Ends with: Ajab, Gajab, Indrajab, Jajab, Jejab, Punjab, Tabak djab.
Full-text: Kuttisu, Kutuku, Hettu, Jaba, Tivi, Pettu, Mohisu, Kuduku, Golu, Nuku.
Relevant text
Search found 5 books and stories containing Jab; (plurals include: Jabs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Words < [October – December, 2000]
In Quest of the Buddha < [October – December, 1984]
Aspects of Hindi Literature < [October 1956]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section IV, Adhikarana II < [Section IV]
Folk Tradition of Bengal (and Rabindranath Tagore) (by Joydeep Mukherjee)
Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
48. Cissampelos pareira, Linn. < [Menispermaceae (moonseed family)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.10 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]