صبح بخیر
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صباح الخير (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ˌsobbeˈxejɾ]
Interjection
صبح بخیر • (sobh bexeyr)
- good morning
Descendants
- → Hindustani: subah baxair
- Hindi: सुबह बख़ैर
- Urdu: صُبْح بَخَیر
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian صبح بخیر (sobh bexeyr), from Arabic صباح الخير (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sʊ.bəɦ‿bə.xɛːɾ/
Interjection
صُبْح بَخَیر • (subh baxair) (Hindi spelling सुबह बख़ैर)
- good morning
Related terms
- شام بَخَیر (śām baxair, “good evening”)
- شب بَخَیر (śab baxair, “good night”)
References
- “صبح+بخیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “صبح+بخیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.