बख़ैर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخیر (ba-xayr), from فه (ba) +‎ خیر (xayr). By surface analysis, ब- (ba-) +‎ ख़ैर (xair).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.xɛːɾ/, [bɐ.xɛːɾ], /bə.kʰɛːɾ/, [bɐ.kʰɛːɾ]

Adverb

बख़ैर • (baxair) (Urdu spelling بَخَیر)

1. safely (of an arrival)
2. successfully
3. for a good purpose

Related terms

• शाम बख़ैर (śām baxair, “good evening”)
• शब बख़ैर (śab baxair, “good night”)
• सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair, “good morning”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press