خدا نخواستہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خدا نخواسته (xudā naxwāsta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʊ.d̪ɑː‿nə.xɑːs.t̪ɑ/

Interjection

خُدا نَخْواسْتَہ • (xudā naxāsta) (Hindi spelling ख़ुदा नख़्वास्ता)

1. God forbid, heaven forfend

   Synonym: اللہ نہ کرے (allāh na kare)

References

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