ख़राब

See also: खराब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (xarâb), from Arabic خَرَاب‎ (ḵarāb).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xə.ɾɑːb/, [xə.ɾäːb], /kʰə.ɾɑːb/, [kʰə.ɾäːb]
Rhymes: -ɑːb

Adjective

ख़राब • (xarāb) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خراب‎)

spoiled, ruined
सब खाना ख़राब हो गया। ― sab khānā xarāb ho gayā. ― All the food has spoiled.
bad, evil
वह बहुत ख़राब आदमी है। ― vah bahut xarāb ādmī hai. ― He is a very bad man.

Synonyms

(spoiled) चौपट (caupaṭ)
(bad) बुरा (burā)

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “ख़राब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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