बख़ैर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ba-xayr), from (ba) +‎ (xayr). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) +‎ ख़ैर (xair).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.xɛːɾ/, [bɐ.xɛːɾ], /bə.kʰɛːɾ/, [bɐ.kʰɛːɾ]

Adverb

बख़ैर • (baxair) (Urdu spelling بَخَیر)

safely (of an arrival)
successfully
for a good purpose

Related terms

शाम बख़ैर (śām baxair, “good evening”)
शब बख़ैर (śab baxair, “good night”)
सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair, “good morning”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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