बख़ैर
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian بخیر (ba-xayr), from فه (ba) + خیر (xayr). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) + ख़ैर (xair).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
बख़ैर • (baxair) (Urdu spelling بَخَیر)
- safely (of an arrival)
- successfully
- for a good purpose
Related terms[edit]
- शाम बख़ैर (śām baxair, “good evening”)
- शब बख़ैर (śab baxair, “good night”)
- सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair, “good morning”)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press