خدا نخواستہ
Urdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian خدا نخواسته (xudā naxwāsta).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editخُدا نَخْواسْتَہ • (xudā naxāsta) (Hindi spelling ख़ुदा नख़्वास्ता)
- God forbid, heaven forfend
- Synonym: اللہ نہ کرے (allāh na kare)
References
edit- “خدا+نخواستہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “KHudaa-na-KHvaasta”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.