ख़ौफ़

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by 86.134.66.165 (talk) as of 22:36, 3 September 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوف (xouf), from Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɔːf/, /kʰɔːpʰ/

Noun

ख़ौफ़ (xaufm (Urdu spelling خوف)

  1. fear
    • Munir Niazi, आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही
      ख़ौफ़ आता है अपने ही घर से
      माह-ए-शब-ताब के निकलते ही
      xauf ātā hai apne hī ghar se
      māh-e-śab-tāb ke nikalte hī
      I feel fear in my very own home
      just as the illumination-of-night flees
    Synonyms: भय (bhay), डर (ḍar)

References