ਖਬਰ

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Punjabi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ਖ਼ਬਰ (xabar)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xabar), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “report, news”). The Arabic plural has been borrowed as ਅਖਬਾਰ (akhabār). Compare Hindi ख़बर (xabar).

Noun[edit]

ਖਬਰ • (khabar) f (Shahmukhi spelling خبر)

news, report
information, intelligence

Derived terms[edit]

ਖਬਰਗੀਰ (khabragīr, “well-informed”, adjective)
ਖਬਰਦਾਰ (khabradār, “alert”, adjective)

Related terms[edit]

ਬੇਖਬਰ (bekhbar, “ignorant”, adjective)

Further reading[edit]

“ਖਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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