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خواہ

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه (xʷāh, willing, desiring).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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خواہ (xāh, xvāh) (Hindi spelling ख़्वाह)

  1. (formal) even if
    Synonym: چاہے (cāhe)
    خواہ کچھ بھی ہو جائے
    xāh kuch bhī ho jā'e
    No matter what happens (lit. Even if anything happens)
  2. (formal) whether, or
    Synonym: چاہے (cāhe)
    خواہ یہ ہو خواہ نا ہو
    xāh ye ho xāh nā ho
    Whether it happens or not
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Suffix

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خواہ (xāh, xvāh) (Hindi spelling ख़्वाह)

  1. desiring, wishing
  2. requiring, wanting
  3. soliciting

Derived terms

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References

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  • خواہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.