ज़हेनसीब

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian زهی نصیب (zahe/zihe nasīb). By surface analysis, ज़हे (zahe) +‎ नसीब (nasīb). Compare Sindhi زهي نصيب.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zə.ɦeː.nə.siːb/, [zɐ.ɦeː.nɐ.siːb], /d͡ʒə.ɦeː.nə.siːb/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɦeː.nɐ.siːb]

Phrase[edit]

ज़हेनसीब (zahenasīb) (Urdu spelling زَہے نَصِیب)

  1. (rare) as luck would have it

Further reading[edit]

  • ज़हे-नसीब”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.