خاطر

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ط ر (ḵ-ṭ-r)

Verb

خَاطَرَ (ḵāṭara) III, non-past يُخَاطِرُ‎ (yuḵāṭiru)

  1. (intransitive) to risk, to stake
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb خَطَرَ (ḵaṭara, to come to mind (said of an idea)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَاطِر (ḵāṭir) (feminine خَاطِرَة (ḵāṭira), masculine plural خَاطِرُونَ (ḵāṭirūna), feminine plural خَاطِرَات (ḵāṭirāt))

  1. active participle of خَطَرَ (ḵaṭara)
Declension
Descendants

(via feminine form):

  • Azerbaijani: xatirə
  • Ottoman Turkish: خاطره
  • Classical Persian: خَاطِرَه (xātira)
  • Uzbek: xotira

Noun

خَاطِر (ḵāṭirm (plural خَوَاطِر (ḵawāṭir))

  1. thought, notion (especially a spontaneous one)
Declension
Descendants

(via plural form):

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خَاطِر (ḵāṭir).

Noun

خاطر (hatır)

  1. thought, idea, suggestion
  2. mind
  3. memory
  4. heart as a seat of thoughts and impressions
  5. recollection of a person or thing accompanied with love, respect, or veneration; one's sake or love
  6. one's feelings, frame of mind, health
  7. one's influence, consideration, weight

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَاطِر (ḵāṭir).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? xātir
Dari reading? xātir
Iranian reading? xâter
Tajik reading? xotir

Noun

Dari خاطر
Iranian Persian
Tajik хотир

خَاطِر (xâter)

  1. mind, heart (as a seat of thoughts)
  2. thought
  3. recollection, remembrance
  4. someone's sake, someone's behalf

Derived terms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاطر (xātir), from Arabic خاطِر (ḵāṭir).

Pronunciation

Noun

خاطِر (xātirf (Hindi spelling ख़ातिर)

  1. consideration, respect
  2. attention to; hospitality

Declension

Declension of خاطر
singular plural
direct خاطِر (xātir) خاطِریں (xātirẽ)
oblique خاطِر (xātir) خاطِروں (xātirõ)
vocative خاطِر (xātir) خاطِرو (xātiro)

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