ख़्वाब
See also: ख्वाब
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَاب (xwāb), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡 (ḥʿʾb). Doublet of सपना (sapnā), ultimately from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna). Cognate with, Bengali খোয়াব (khōẇab), Punjabi ਖ਼੍ਵਾਬ (xvāb) / ਖ਼ਵਾਬ (xavāb), Gujarati ખ્વાબ (khvāb).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʋɑːb/, [xʋäːb], /kʰʋɑːb/, [kʰʋäːb], /xɑːb/, [xäːb], /kʰɑːb/, [kʰäːb]
Noun
ख़्वाब • (xvāb) m (Urdu spelling خواب)