ज़हेनसीब
Hindi
Alternative forms
- ज़हनसीब (zahanasīb)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زهی نصیب (zahe/zihe nasīb). Synchronically analysable as ज़हे (zahe) + नसीब (nasīb). Compare Sindhi زهي نصيب.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zə.ɦeː.nə.siːb/, [zə.ɦeː.n̪ə.s̪iːb], /d͡ʒə.ɦeː.nə.siːb/, [d͡ʒə.ɦeː.n̪ə.s̪iːb]
Phrase
ज़हेनसीब • (zahenasīb) (Urdu spelling زَہے نَصِیب)
- (rare) as luck would have it
Further reading
- “ज़हे-नसीब”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.