ختم

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ت م (ḵ-t-m). Compare Egyptian ḫtm (to seal).

Verb

خَتَمَ (ḵatama) I (non-past يَخْتِمُ (yaḵtimu), verbal noun خَتْم (ḵatm) or خِتَام (ḵitām))

  1. to seal

Conjugation

Verb

خَتَّمَ (ḵattama) II (non-past يُخَتِّمُ (yuḵattimu), verbal noun تَخْتِيم (taḵtīm)) (obsolete)

  1. to seal, stamp
  2. to put a signet-ring on someone's finger

Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, seal).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? xatm
Dari reading? xatm
Iranian reading? xatm
Tajik reading? xatm

Adjective

ختم (xatm)

  1. completed

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ختم (xatm), from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, seal).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَتَم (xatam) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਤਮ)

  1. finished, completed
    چاوَل خَتَم ہوْ گَئے نے۔
    cāval xatam ho ga'e ne.
    The rice is finished.

References

  • ختم”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ختم (xatm), itself from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَتْم (xatm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ख़त्म)

  1. finished
  2. depleted
  3. completed; concluded
  4. terminated

References

  • ختم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ختم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ختم (xatam), from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, seal).

Adjective

ختم (xatm)

  1. finished
  2. depleted
  3. completed; concluded
  4. terminated