ਖਬਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خبر (xabar), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “report, news”). Doublet of ਅਖਬਾਰ (akhabār), borrowed from the Arabic plural. Compare Hindi ख़बर (xabar).

Noun

ਖਬਰ • (khabar) f (Shahmukhi spelling خبر)

  1. news, report
  2. information, intelligence

Derived terms

  • ਖਬਰਗੀਰ (khabragīr, “well-informed”, adjective)
  • ਖਬਰਦਾਰ (khabradār, “alert”, adjective)

Further reading

  • “ਖਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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