خواہر
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian خواهر (xʷāhar, “sister”).
Cognate with Baluchi گوہار (gohár) and Pashto خور (xowr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.ɦəɾ/
Noun
خواہر • (xāhar) f (Hindi spelling ख़्वाहर)
- sister
Derived terms
- خواہَر زادی (xāhar-zādī, “niece”)
- خواہَرانَہ (xāharāna, “sisterly”)
References
- “خواہر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.