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 ‎ (sobh bexeyr), from Arabic صباح الخير‎ (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊ.bəɦ‿bə.xɛːɾ/

(Deccani) 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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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