صبح بخیر

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sub baxayr
Dari reading? sub baxayr
Iranian reading? sob bexeyr
Tajik reading? sub baxayr

Interjection

Dari صبح بخیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik субҳ ба хайр

صُبْح بِخِیْر • (sobh bexeyr)

  1. good morning

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair)
    Urdu: صُبْح بَخَیر (subh baxair)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صُبْح بَخَیْر (subh baxayr), from Arabic صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sʊ.bəɦ bə.xɛːɾ/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)

Interjection

صُبْح بَخَیر • (subh baxair) (Hindi spelling सुबह बख़ैर)

  1. good morning

References

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