ख़ुशनीयत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خوش نیت (xʷuš-niyyat). Equivalent to ख़ुश (xuś, “happy, good”) +‎ नीयत (nīyat, “intention”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʊʃ.niː.jət̪/, [xʊʃ.niː.jɐt̪], /kʰʊʃ.niː.jət̪/, [kʰʊʃ.niː.jɐt̪]

Adjective

ख़ुशनीयत • (xuśnīyat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خوش نیت)

  1. well-disposed, honest

Derived terms

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