ख़्वाब

See also: ख्वाब

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَاب (xwāb), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭡 (ḥʿʾb). Doublet of सपना (sapnā) and स्वप्न (svapna), both ultimately being from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna). Cognate with, Bengali খোয়াব (khōẇab), Punjabi ਖ਼੍ਵਾਬ (xvāb) / ਖ਼ਵਾਬ (xavāb), Gujarati ખ્વાબ (khvāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /xʋɑːb/, [xʋäːb], /kʰʋɑːb/, [kʰʋäːb], /xɑːb/, [xäːb], /kʰɑːb/, [kʰäːb]

Noun

ख़्वाब • (xvāb) m (Urdu spelling خواب)

  1. dream
    Synonyms: सपना (sapnā), स्वप्न (svapna)

Declension

Declension of ख़्वाब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ख़्वाब
xvāb 		ख़्वाब
xvāb
oblique ख़्वाब
xvāb 		ख़्वाबों
xvābõ
vocative ख़्वाब
xvāb 		ख़्वाबो
xvābo
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