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ख़ाक

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See also: ख़ाकी

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خاک (xāk).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑːk/, [xäːk], /kʰɑːk/, [kʰäːk]

Noun

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ख़ाक (xākf (Urdu spelling خاک)

  1. dust, ashes
    ख़ाक मेरी आँखें में घुस गई।
    xāk merī ā̃khẽ mẽ ghus gaī.
    The dust got into my eyes.
  2. (figuratively, attributive) useless, of no use
    • after 1824, Ghalib 87.1:
      आबरू क्या ख़ाक उस गुल की कि गुलशन में नहीं
      है गरेबाँ नंग-ए-पैराहन जो दामन में नहीं
      ābrū kyā xāk us gul kī ki gulśana mẽ nahī̃
      hai garebā̃ naṅg-e-pairāhan jo dāman mẽ nahī̃
      What uselessness is the honor [i.e. there is no honor] of the rose that is not in the garden
      the collar is a shame to the robe if it is not in the hem

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