ख़ैर मक़दम

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Persian خیر مقدم (xeyr maqdam). Compare Sindhi خَير مَقدَم.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xɛːɾ məq.d̪əm/, [xɛːɾ‿mɐq.d̪ɐ̃m], /kʰɛːɾ mək.d̪əm/, [kʰɛːɾ‿mɐk.d̪ɐ̃m]

Noun

ख़ैर मक़दम • (xair maqdam) m (Urdu spelling خیر مقدم)

1. (rare) welcome

   Synonym: स्वागत (svāgat)

Further reading

• “ख़ैर-मक़्दम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.