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sharbat (for A. شربة , n. of un. fr. sharb, inf. n. of شرب 'to drink'), s.m. A draught (of water, etc.), drink, beverage, cup; sherbet, sugar and water (the most com. signification); a dose of medicine, draught, potion:—sharbat pilānā(-ko), To give (a barber) sherbet to drink (and so seal the betrothal which he has arranged):—sharbat-pilā`ī, s.f. The present made by a bride and bridegroom to the barber who arranged the marriage:—sharbat-āna, s.m. A dispensary:—sharbat-dār, s.m. A servant who has charge of the water, wine, etc.; a butler:—sharbat-ke-se ghū pīnā, To gulp down as sherbet; (fig.) to suffer meekly.
Origin: Persian