कमबख़्त

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कम्बख़्त (kambaxt)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کمبخت (kambaxt). By surface analysis, कम- (kam-) +‎ बख़्त (baxt). Compare Punjabi ਕੰਬਖ਼ਤ (kambxat) / کَمبَخت (kambaxt), Gujarati કમબખ્ત (kambakht).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəm.bəxt̪/, [kɐ̃m.bɐxt̪], /kəm.bəkʰt̪/, [kɐ̃m.bɐkʰt̪]

Adjective

कमबख़्त • (kambaxt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کمبخت)

1. despicable, contemptible

Derived terms

• कमबख़्ती (kambaxtī)

Noun

कमबख़्त • (kambaxt) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کمبخت)

1. despicable person

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of कमबख़्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्त kambaxt
oblique	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्तों kambaxtõ
vocative	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्तो kambaxto

Declension of कमबख़्त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्तें kambaxtẽ
oblique	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्तों kambaxtõ
vocative	कमबख़्त kambaxt	कमबख़्तो kambaxto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कमबख्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha