اخلاق

Persian

Regional synonyms of "sense"

Dari	اخلاق
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ахлоқ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xulq]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊlq]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊlq]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊlq]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xulq]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xolɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χulq]

Readings
Classical reading?	xulq
Dari reading?	xulq
Iranian reading?	xolğ
Tajik reading?	xulq

Noun

اخلاق • (axlāq)

1. plural of خلق (xolq)
   1. morals, ethics, virtues
   2. manners, habits
2. morality

Derived terms

• اخلاقا (axlāqan)

Further reading

• اخلاق on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa
• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “اخلاق”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 16
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “اخلاق”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “اخلاق”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq), plural of خُلْق (ḵulq), خُلُق (ḵuluq). Compare Bengali আখলাক (akhlak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əx.lɑːq/, /ɪx.lɑːq/
• Rhymes: -ɑːq

Noun

اَخْلاق or اِخْلاق • (axlāq or ixlāq) m (Hindi spelling अख़लाक़ or इख़लाक़)

1. morals, ethics
2. behaviour
3. nature

References

• “اخلاق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اخلاق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu اخلاق (ixlāq), Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq).

Noun

اخلاق (ixlāq)

1. moral, ethics
2. behaviour, manner