ख़्वाब

See also: ख्वाब

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ख़ाब (xāb), खाब (khāb), ख्वाब (khvāb)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَاب (xwāb), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡 (ḥʿʾb). Doublet of सपना (sapnā), ultimately from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna). Cognate with, Bengali খোয়াব (khōẇab), Punjabi ਖ਼੍ਵਾਬ (xvāb) / ਖ਼ਵਾਬ (xavāb), Gujarati ખ્વાબ (khvāb).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xʋɑːb/, [xʋäːb], /kʰʋɑːb/, [kʰʋäːb], /xɑːb/, [xäːb], /kʰɑːb/, [kʰäːb]

Noun

ख़्वाब • (xvāb) m (Urdu spelling خواب)

1. dream

   Synonyms: सपना (sapnā), स्वप्न (svapna)

Declension

Declension of ख़्वाब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ख़्वाब xvāb	ख़्वाब xvāb
oblique	ख़्वाब xvāb	ख़्वाबों xvābõ
vocative	ख़्वाब xvāb	ख़्वाबो xvābo