خدا نخواستہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خدا نخواسته (xudā naxwāsta).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xʊ.d̪ɑː‿nə.xɑːs.t̪ɑ/

Interjection

خُدا نَخْواسْتَہ • (xudā naxāsta) (Hindi spelling ख़ुदा नख़्वास्ता)

  1. God forbid, heaven forfend
    Synonym: اللہ نہ کرے (allāh na kare)

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