صبح بخیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

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

Readings
Classical reading? suḇ baxayr
Dari reading? sub baxayr
Iranian reading? sob bexeyr
Tajik reading? sub baxayr

Interjection

صُبْح بِخِیْر • (sobh bexeyr)

  1. good morning

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صُبْح بَخَیْر (subh baxayr), from Arabic صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sʊ.bəɦ bə.xɛːɾ/
  • Audio (PK)(file)

Interjection

صُبْح بَخَیر • (subh baxair) (Hindi spelling सुबह बख़ैर)

  1. good morning

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