بیت الخلاء

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْت (bayt, “house”) +‎ Arabic الخَلَاء (al-ḵalāʔ, “privy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɛːt̪.ʊl.xə.lɑː(ʔ)/, /bɛː.t̪ʊl.xə.lɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

بَیتُ الخَلاء • (bait-ul-xalā') m (Hindi spelling बैत-उल-ख़ला)

1. (formal) privy house, lavatory

   Synonyms: پاخانَہ (pāxāna), جائے ضَرُور (jāe zarūr)

References

• “بیت+الخلا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “بیت+الخلا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.