اخلاق

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? axlāq
Dari reading? axlāq
Iranian reading? axlâġ
Tajik reading? axloq

Noun

اخلاق • (axlāq / axlâġ) (Tajik spelling ахлоқ)

  1. plural of خلق (xolq)
    1. morals, ethics, virtues
    2. manners, habits
  2. morality

Derived terms

  • اخلاقا (axlâqan)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq), plural of خُلْق (ḵulq), خُلُق (ḵuluq). Compare Bengali আখলাক (akhlak).

Pronunciation

Noun

اَخْلاق or اِخْلاق • (axlāq or ixlāqm (Hindi spelling अख़लाक़ or इख़लाक़)

  1. morals, ethics
  2. behaviour
  3. nature

References

  • اخلاق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • اخلاق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu اخلاق (ixlāq), Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq).

Noun

اخلاق (ixlāq)

  1. moral, ethics
  2. behaviour, manner