Jump to content

ख़ैरात

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Hindi

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian خیرات (xayrāt), from Arabic خَيْرَات pl (ḵayrāt).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɛː.ɾɑːt̪/, [xɛː.ɾäːt̪], /kʰɛː.ɾɑːt̪/, [kʰɛː.ɾäːt̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

[edit]

ख़ैरात (xairātf (Urdu spelling خیرات)

  1. charitable donation, charity
    Synonym: दान (dān)
  2. alms
    Synonym: भिक्षा (bhikṣā)
    हम ग़रीबों को ख़ैरात देते हैं तो वे जी पाए।
    ham ġarībõ ko xairāt dete ha͠i to ve jī pāe.
    We give alms to the poor so they can live.

Declension

[edit]