ख़ैरात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xayrāt), from Arabic خَيْرَات pl (ḵayrāt).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xɛː.ɾɑːt̪/, [xɛː.ɾäːt̪], /kʰɛː.ɾɑːt̪/, [kʰɛː.ɾäːt̪]
Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

ख़ैरात • (xairāt) f (Urdu spelling خیرات)

charitable donation, charity
Synonym: दान (dān)
alms
Synonym: भिक्षा (bhikṣā)

हम ग़रीबों को ख़ैरात देते हैं तो वे जी पाए।
ham ġarībõ ko xairāt dete ha͠i to ve jī pāe.
We give alms to the poor so they can live.

Declension

Declension of ख़ैरात (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़ैरात xairāt	ख़ैरातें xairātẽ
oblique	ख़ैरात xairāt	ख़ैरातों xairātõ
vocative	ख़ैरात xairāt	ख़ैरातो xairāto

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