ख़ुशनीयत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خوش نیت (xʷuš-niyyat). Equivalent to ख़ुश (xuś, “happy, good”) +‎ नीयत (nīyat, “intention”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xʊʃ.niː.jət̪/, [xʊʃ.niː.jɐt̪], /kʰʊʃ.niː.jət̪/, [kʰʊʃ.niː.jɐt̪]

Adjective

ख़ुशनीयत • (xuśnīyat) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خوش نیت)

1. well-disposed, honest

Derived terms

• ख़ुशनीयती (xuśnīytī)
• ख़ुशनीयती से (xuśnīytī se)