خواہر

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian خواهر (xʷāhar, “sister”).

Cognate with Baluchi گوہار (gohár) and Pashto خور (xowr).

Pronunciation

Noun

خواہر • (xāhar) f (Hindi spelling ख़्वाहर)

  1. sister

Derived terms

  • خواہَر زادی (xāhar-zādī, “niece”)
  • خواہَرانَہ (xāharāna, “sisterly”)

References

  • “خواہر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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