شب بخیر

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃäb bä.xǽjɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʃäb bä.xǽjɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʃäb̥ bä.xǽjɾ]

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

Interjection

شَب بِخِیْر • (šab bexeyr)

  1. good night

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

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Interjection

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

  1. good night

References
  • “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.
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