خیر

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian خیر (xeyr), from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

Adverb

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خیر (hayr, hayır)

  1. no
    Synonym: یوق (yok)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: hayır
  • Greek: χαΐρι (chaḯri)
  • Ladino: hayre

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xayr
Dari reading? xayr
Iranian reading? xeyr
Tajik reading? xayr

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

    Noun

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    خِیْر (xeyr)

    1. good
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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    Clipping of نه خیر (na xeyr).

    Adverb

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    خِیْر (xeyr)

    1. (formal) no
      Synonyms: نه (na), (formal) نخیر (na-xeyr), (formal) نه خیر (na-xeyr)
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    Etymology 3

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    Noun

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    خِیْر (xeyr)

    1. (Dari, at least in Gardēz and Fayzābād) Alternative form of خیار (xiyâr, cucumber)

    Urdu

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian خَیْر (xayr), borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr).

      Pronunciation

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      Interjection

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      خَیر (xair) (Hindi spelling ख़ैर)

      1. well, anyway
        خیر، میں بہت اپنے بارے بات کر رہی ہوں، تمہارے وہاں کیا چل رہا ہے؟
        xair, ma͠i bahot apne bāre bāt kar rahī hū̃, tumhāre vahā̃ kyā cal rahā hai?
        Anyway, I'm talking a lot about myself, what's going on with you?

      Noun

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      خَیر (xairf (Hindi spelling ख़ैर)

      1. well-being, health