ذکر خیر

Urdu

Etymology

From ذِکْر (zikr, “mention”) +‎ ِ (-i) +‎ خَیر (xair, “good; well”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɪk.ɾeː.xɛːɾ/

Noun

ذِکْرِ خَیر • (zikr-i xair) m (Hindi spelling ज़िक्र-ए-ख़ैर)

1. a tribute, commemoration, good word
2. (sarcastic) a backhanded compliment

Declension

Declension of ذکر خیر

	singular	plural
direct	ذِکْرِ خَیر (zikr-e-xair)	ذِکْرِ خَیر (zikr-e-xair)
oblique	ذِکْرِ خَیر (zikr-e-xair)	ذِکْرِ خَیروں (zikr-e-xairõ)
vocative	ذِکْرِ خَیر (zikr-e-xair)	ذِکْرِ خَیرو (zikr-e-xairo)

Further reading

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