शख़्स

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شخص (šaxs), from Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ). Compare Bengali শখ্‌স (śokhs).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃəxs/, [ʃɐxs], /ʃəkʰs/, [ʃɐkʰs], /ʃəks/, [ʃɐks]

Noun

शख़्स • (śaxsm (formal plural अश्ख़ास or अशख़ास, Urdu spelling شخص)

  1. person, individual, guy
    Synonyms: आदमी (ādmī), व्यक्ति (vyakti), बंदा (bandā)

Declension

Declension of शख़्स (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शख़्स
śaxs
शख़्स
śaxs
oblique शख़्स
śaxs
शख़्सों
śaxsõ
vocative शख़्स
śaxs
शख़्सो
śaxso

Derived terms