خطیر

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic خَطِير (ḵaṭīr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xə.t̪iːɾ/

Adjective

خَطِیر • (xatīr) (Hindi spelling ख़तीर)

1. too much, a lot, excess
2. dignified, noble, great, large
3. (figuratively) valuable, precious
4. hazardous

References

• “خطیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خطیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.