بی‌خبر

Persian

Etymology

From بیـ (bi-, “without”) +‎ خبر (xabar, “news, information”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beː.xa.ˈβaɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xä.bǽɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.xä.bǽɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.xä.bǽɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.xä.bǽɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.xæ.bǽɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.χä.bǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bē-xaḇar
Dari reading?	bē-xabar
Iranian reading?	bi-xabar
Tajik reading?	be-xabar

Adjective

Dari	بی‌خبر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бехабар

بی‌خبر • (bi-xabar)

1. ignorant, uninformed
2. cautious
3. without giving notice, unannounced

Descendants

• → Armenian: բեխաբար (bexabar)
• → Punjabi: ਬੇਖਬਰ (bekhbar)
• → Turkish: bihaber
• → Urdu: بے خبر (be-xabar)