ख़ंदक़

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • खंदक (khandak), ख़न्दक़ (xandaq), खन्दक (khandak)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خندق (xandaq), from Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xən.d̪əq/, [xɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐq], /kʰən.d̪ək/, [kʰɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐk]

Noun

ख़ंदक़ • (xandaq) f (Urdu spelling خندق)

  1. moat
  2. fosse, ditch
  3. (military) trench

References

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