ख़ैरात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خیرات‎ (xeyrât), from Arabic خَيْرَات‎ (ḵayrāt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɛː.ɾɑːt̪/, /xɛː.ɾɑːt̪/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

ख़ैरात • (xairāt) f

  1. charitable donation, charity
    Synonym: दान (dān)
  2. alms
    हम ग़रीबों को ख़ैरात देते हैं तो वे जी पाए।
    ham ġarībõ ko xairāt dete ha͠i to ve jī pāe.
    We give alms to the poor so they can live.
    Synonym: भिक्षा (bhikṣā)

Declension
Declension of ख़ैरात
Singular Plural
Direct ख़ैरात (xairāt) ख़ैरातें (xairātẽ)
Oblique ख़ैरात (xairāt) ख़ैरातों (xairātõ)
Vocative ख़ैरात (xairāt) ख़ैरातो (xairāto)
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