خوش خبری
Urdu
Etymology
From خوش (xoś, “happy”) + خبر (xabar, “news”) + ی (ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʊʃ‿xə.bə.ɾiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: خوش‧خَبَ‧ری
Noun
خوش خَبَری • (xoś xabarī) f (Hindi spelling ख़ुशख़बरी)
- (religion) glad tidings
- Synonym: بشارت (baśārat)
- (literally) good news (something positive)
Declension
| Declension of خوش خبری | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | خوش خبری (xoś xabarī) | خوش خبریاں (xoś xabariyā̃) |
| oblique | خوش خبری (xoś xabarī) | خوش خبریوں (xoś xabariyō̃) |
| vocative | خوش خبری (xoś xabarī) | خوش خبریو (xoś xabariyō) |
References
- “خوش+خبری”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “KHush-KHabarii”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.