ਖਬਰ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਖ਼ਬਰ (xabar)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian خبر (xabar), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “report, news”). Doublet of ਅਖਬਾਰ (akhabār).
Noun
ਖਬਰ • (khabar) f (Shahmukhi spelling خبر)
- news, report
- information, intelligence
Derived terms
- ਖਬਰਗੀਰ (khabragīr, “well-informed”, adjective)
- ਖਬਰਦਾਰ (khabradār, “alert”, adjective)
Related terms
- ਬੇਖਬਰ (bekhbar, “ignorant”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਖਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023