ਅਖਬਾਰ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ (axabār)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اخبار (axbār), from Arabic أَخْبَار (ʔaḵbār), plural of خَبَر (ḵabar, “report, news”). Doublet of ਖਬਰ (khabar), borrowed from the Arabic singular. Compare Hindi अख़बार (axbār).
Noun
ਅਖਬਾਰ • (akhabār) f (Shahmukhi spelling اخبار)
Derived terms
- ਅਖਬਾਰ ਨਵੀਸ m (akhabār navīs, “journalist”)
Further reading
- “ਅਖਬਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025