خیریه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْرِيَّة (ḵayriyya). By surface analysis, خیر (xeyr) +‎ ـیه (-iye).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xaj.ɾij.ˈja]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾi.jǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾi.jǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾi.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäj.ɾi.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xejɹij.jé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäj.ɾi.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xayriyya
Dari reading?	xayriya
Iranian reading?	xeyriyye
Tajik reading?	xayriya

Adjective

Dari	خیریه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хайрия

خیریه • (xeyriyye)

1. charitable

   امور خیریه ― omur-e xeyriyye ― charity work

   مؤسسه خیریه ― mo'assese-ye xeyriyye ― charitable foundation

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ख़ैरियत (xairiyat)

  Urdu: خیریت (xairiyat)