ख़त्म

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm), verbal noun of خَتَمَ (ḵatama, “to end”). Compare Bengali খতম (khotom), Punjabi ਖ਼ਤਮ (xatam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xə.t̪əm/, [xɐ.t̪ɐ̃m], /kʰə.t̪əm/, [kʰɐ.t̪ɐ̃m], /xət̪m/, [xɐt̪m], /kʰət̪m/, [kʰɐt̪m]

Adjective

ख़त्म • (xatm) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ختم)

1. completed, finished

   Synonyms: समाप्त (samāpt), समापन (samāpan), समाप्ति (samāpti), अंत (ant)

Related terms

• (verbs): ख़त्म करना (xatm karnā), ख़त्म होना (xatm honā)