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Persian
Etymology
From شَب (šab, “night”) + بِه (be) + خِیْر (xeyr, “good”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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šaḇ baxayr
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| Dari reading?
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šab baxayr
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| Iranian reading?
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šab bexeyr
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| Tajik reading?
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šab baxayr
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Interjection
شَب بِخِیْر • (šab bexeyr)
- good night
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شب بخیر (šab ba-xayr).
Pronunciation
Interjection
شَب بَخَیر • (śab baxair) (Hindi spelling शब बख़ैर)
- good night
References
- “شب+بخیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “شب+بخیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.