Persian

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Etymology

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From شَب (šab, night) +‎ بِه (be) +‎ خِیْر (xeyr, good).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šaḇ baxayr
Dari reading? šab baxayr
Iranian reading? šab bexeyr
Tajik reading? šab baxayr

Interjection

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شَب بِخِیْر (šab bexeyr)

  1. good night

Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: शब बख़ैर (śab baxair)
    Urdu: شَب بَخَیر (śab baxair)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شب بخیر (šab ba-xayr).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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شَب بَخَیر (śab baxair) (Hindi spelling शब बख़ैर)

  1. good night
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References

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