خیر

See also: خير‎, جير‎, چیز‎, خیز‎, جيز‎, and خ ي ر‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian خیر‎ (xeyr), from Arabic خَيْر‎ (ḵayr).

Adverb

خیر • (hayr, hayır)

  1. no
    Synonym: یوق‎ (yok)

Descendants

  • Turkish: hayır
  • → Greek: χαΐρι (chaḯri)

Persian

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /xajɾ/

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic خَيْر‎ (ḵayr).

    Noun

    خیر • (xeyr)

    1. good

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of نه خیر‎ (na xeyr).

    Adverb

    خیر • (xeyr)

    1. (formal) no
      Synonyms: نه‎ (na), (formal) نخیر‎ (na-xeyr), (formal) نه خیر‎ (na-xeyr)
    Descendants
    → Turkish: hayır

    Noun

    خیر • (xeyr)

    1. (Dari, at least in Gardēz and Fayzābād) Alternative form of خیار‎ (xiyâr, “cucumber”)

    Urdu

    Etymology

    From Arabic خَيْر‎ (ḵayr), possibly via Persian خیر‎ (xayr).

    Pronunciation

    Interjection

    خیر • (xair) (Hindi spelling ख़ैर)

    1. well, anyway
      ‏خیر، میں بہت اپنے بارے بات کر رہی ہوں، تمہارے وہاں کیا چل رہا ہے؟‎‎
      xair, ma͠i bahot apne bāre bāt kar rahī hū̃, tumhāre vahā̃ kyā cal rahā hai?
      Anyway, I'm talking a lot about myself, what's going on with you?

    Noun

    خیر • (xair) f (Hindi spelling ख़ैर)

    1. well-being, health
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