बख़ैर
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian بخیر (ba-xayr), from فه (ba) + خیر (xayr). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) + ख़ैर (xair).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editबख़ैर • (baxair) (Urdu spelling بَخَیر)
- safely (of an arrival)
- successfully
- for a good purpose
Related terms
edit- शाम बख़ैर (śām baxair, “good evening”)
- शब बख़ैर (śab baxair, “good night”)
- सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair, “good morning”)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press