اخلاق

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq), plural of خُلْق (ḵulq), خُلُق (ḵuluq). Compare Bengali আখলাক (akhlak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əx.lɑːq/, /ɪx.lɑːq/
• Rhymes: -ɑːq

Noun

اَخْلاق or اِخْلاق • (axlāq or ixlāq) m (Hindi spelling अख़लाक़ or इख़लाक़)

1. morals, ethics
2. behaviour
3. nature

References

• “اخلاق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اخلاق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu اخلاق (ixlāq), Classical Persian اخلاق (axlāq), from Arabic أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq).

Noun

اخلاق (ixlāq)

1. moral, ethics
2. behaviour, manner