सुबह
subah/sʊ.bəɦ/feminine
Morning in Hindi is expressed as सुबह (subah). Wiktionary also lists तड़का (taṛkā) and सवेरा (saverā).
Meaning: part of the day between dawn and midday (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| सुबह | subah | /sʊ.bəɦ/ (Hindi, Standard) /sʊ.bʱə/ (Hindi, Standard) |
feminine |
| तड़का | taṛkā | /t̪əɽ.kɑː/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| सवेरा | saverā | /sə.ʋeː.ɾɑː/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| प्रभात | prabhāt | /pɾə.bʱɑːt̪/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| प्रभातकाल | prabhātkāl | masculine | |
| सकाल | sakāl | masculine | |
| पौ | pau | /pɔː/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| प्रातः | prātaḥ | /pɾɑː.t̪ə(ɦ)/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| प्रात | prāt | masculine | |
| प्रातःकाल | prātaḥkāl | /pɾɑː.t̪ə(ɦ).kɑːl/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| फजर | phajar | masculine |
The terms in this list all refer to the part of the day between dawn and midday.
Which one should you use?
सुबह is the most common and everyday way to say morning. सवेरा often carries a connotation of dawn or the very beginning of the day and is frequently used in poetic or descriptive contexts. प्रभात is a more formal or literary term than the everyday सुबह.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word सुबह is grammatically feminine, which affects the adjectives and verbs that follow it in a sentence. Most other forms provided, such as सवेरा, प्रभात, प्रातः and तड़का, are masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
subah (IPA: /sʊ.bəɦ/)
Did you know?
- While सुबह is the most common word for 'morning', it is a loanword that traveled from Arabic into Persian and then into Hindi.
- If you use the word तड़का to describe the morning, you are metaphorically referring to the 'cracking' or breaking of the dawn.
- The phrase सुबह-सुबह (repeating the word) is often used to emphasize that something happened 'very early' or 'first thing in the morning'.
Examples in context
- ज़िरी आज सुबह मर गई।Ziri died this morning.This sentence uses सुबह to show how to indicate when an event occurred.Tatoeba #11370587 by Sorcien, translation #10207706 by Amastan
- गर्मियों में तो पाँच बजे ही सवेरा हो जाता है।In the summer, morning begins at just five o'clock.This sentence uses सवेरा to describe the time when the day begins.
- सुबह हो भी गयी?Is it morning already?This sentence uses सुबह to ask about the current time of day.Tatoeba #3638783 by sabretou, translation #3417570 by CK
- सुप्रभात, सर (suprabhaat, sir)Good morning, sir.
- नमस्ते, सुप्रभात (namaste, suprabhaat)Hi, good morning.
- शुभ प्रभात, बहुत खुश लग रहे हो (shubh prabhaat, bahut khush lag rahe ho)Good morning, you look very happy.
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Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their daily routine over a phone call.
- प्रिया Priyaक्या आप आज सुबह जल्दी उठे?Kya aap aaj subah jaldi uthe?Did you wake up early this morning?
- आदित्य Adityaनहीं, मुझे सुबह उठने में बहुत समय लगता है।Nahin, mujhe subah uthne mein bahut samay lagta hai.No, it takes me a lot of time to get up in the morning.
- प्रिया Priyaआदित्य, आपको सुबह व्यायाम करना चाहिए।Aditya, aapko subah vyayam karna chahiye.Aditya, you should exercise in the morning.
- आदित्य Adityaठीक है, मैं कल से कोशिश करूँगा।Thik hai, main kal se koshish karunga.Okay, I will try starting from tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “morning” translations and entries सुबह, तड़का, सवेरा, प्रभात, पौ, प्रातः, प्रातःकाल, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries तड़का, प्रभात, सवेरा, सुबह, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
