ख़स्ताहाल

Hindi

Etymology

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Classical Persian خَسْتَه‌حَال (xasta-hāl)bor.
Hindi ख़स्ताहाल

    Borrowed from Classical Persian خَسْتَه‌حَال (xasta-hāl). By surface analysis, ख़स्ता (xastā) +‎ हाल (hāl).

    Pronunciation

    (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /xəs.t̪ɑː.ɦɑːl/, [xɐs.t̪äː.ɦäːl], /kʰəs.t̪ɑː.ɦɑːl/, [kʰɐs.t̪äː.ɦäːl]

    Adjective

    ख़स्ताहाल • (xastāhāl) (Urdu spelling خستہ حَال)

    1. in a wretched or poor state
      • 2008 September 1, Bimal Mitra, Begam Meri Vishwas ( 1 To 2 ), Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page 17:
        […] फटे-पुराने और खस्ता हाल कागज पर देशी स्याही से मोटे-मोटे हरफों में लिखा था।
        […] phaṭe-purāne aur khastā hāl kāgaj par deśī syāhī se moṭe-moṭe harphõ mẽ likhā thā.
        […] was written in bold alphabets using indigenous ink on tattered and ill-condition papers.
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