خواب گاہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خوابگاه (xâbgâh). Equivalent to خواب (xvāb, “dream”) + گاہ (gāh, “hall”). Compare Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਬਗਾਹ (xābgāh) / خْواب گاہ (xvāb gāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xʋɑːb‿ɡɑːɦ/, /xɑːb‿ɡɑːɦ/
- (Deccani) IPA(key): /xʋɑːb‿ɡɑːɦ/, /xɑːb‿ɡɑːɦ/
Noun
خْوَاب گاہ • (xvāb gāh) f (Hindi spelling ख़्वाबगाह)
- (archaic) bedchamber; bedroom
- Synonym: آرام گاہ (ārām gāh)
Declension
| Declension of خواب گاہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | خواب گاہ (xvāb gāh) | خواب گاہیں (xvāb gāhẽ) |
| oblique | خواب گاہ (xvāb gāh) | خواب گاہوں (xvāb gāhõ) |
| vocative | خواب گاہ (xvāb gāh) | خواب گاہو (xvāb gāho) |
References
- “خواب+گاہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “KHvaab-gaah”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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