شب بخیر
Persian
Interjection
شب بخیر • (šab be-xeyr)
- good night
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: शब बख़ैर (śab baxair)
- Urdu: شب بخیر (śab baxair)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شب بخیر (šab be-xeyr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃəb‿bə.xɛːɾ/
Interjection
شَب بَخَیر • (śab baxair) (Hindi spelling शब बख़ैर)
- good night
Related terms
- شام بَخَیر (śām baxair, “good evening”)
- صُبْح بَخَیر (subh baxair, “good morning”)
References
- “شب+بخیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “شب+بخیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.