بیت الخلا

بیت الخلا

Urdu

Etymology

From بیت‎ (bait, “house, place”) +‎ ال‎ (al, “of”) +‎ خلا‎ (xalā, “space, empty”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɛːt̪.əl.xə.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

بَیت الْخَلا‎ • (bait alxalā) m (Hindi spelling बैत अल्ख़ला)

1. (formal) toilet

   Synonym: غسل خانہ‎ (ġuslxānā)

References

• “بیت+الخلا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.