خوشحال

Persian

Etymology

From خوش (xoš, “pleasant”) +‎ حال (hâl, “state”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xʷaʃ.ˈhɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊʃ.hɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊʃ.hɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xoʃ.hɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χuʃ.hɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	xwašhāl
Dari reading?	xušhāl
Iranian reading?	xošhâl
Tajik reading?	xušhol

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Adjective

Dari	خوشحال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хушҳол

خوشحال • (xošhâl) (comparative خوشحال‌تَر (xošhâl-tar), superlative خوشحال‌تَرین (xošhâl-tarin))

1. happy, merry

   Synonym: خرسند (xorsand)

Inflection

Predicative forms of خوشحال (xošhâl)
	singular	plural
1st person (“I am, we are”)	خوشحالم (xošhâlam)	خوشحالیم (xošhâlim)
2nd person (“you are”)	خوشحالی (xošhâli)	خوشحالید (xošhâlid) خوشحالین △ (xošhâlin)
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”)	خوشحال است (xošhâl ast) خوشحاله △ (xošhâle)	خوشحالند (xošhâland) خوشحالن △ (xošhâlan)
△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

• خوشحالانه (xošhâlâne)
• خوشحالی (xošhâli)