ਖ਼ਾਸ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਾਸ (khās)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاص (xāss), from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ). Compare Hindi ख़ास (xās).

Adjective

ਖ਼ਾਸ • (xās)

1. special, particular, specific, unique
2. select

Derived terms

• ਖ਼ਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ (xās karke, “especially”, adverb)
• ਖ਼ਾਸ ਖ਼ਾਸ (xās xās, “select”, adjective)
• ਖ਼ਾਸਾ (xāsā, “special”, adjective)
• ਖ਼ਾਸੀਅਤ f (xāsīata, “quality”)

Further reading

• “ਖਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024