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Meaning of shabash in English:

shabash

Pronunciation /??ɑ?bɑ??/

exclamation

Indian

  • Well done!

    • ‘Miss Nag cried, ‘Shabash!’ and patted her on the back’

Origin

From Urdu and Persian ?ābā?, from ?ād ‘joyful’ + bā?! (imperative) ‘be!’.