خیریه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْرِيَّة (ḵayriyya). By surface analysis, خیر (xeyr) +‎ ـیه (-iyye).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? xayriyya
Dari reading? xayriya
Iranian reading? xeyriye
Tajik reading? xayriya

Adjective

خیریه • (xayriyya / xeyriye) (Tajik spelling хайрия)

  1. charitable
    امور خیریهomur-e xeyriyyecharity work
    مؤسسه خیریهmo'assese-ye xeyriyyecharitable foundation

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: ख़ैरियत (xairiyat)
    Urdu: خیریت (xairiyat)