خواہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه (xʷāh).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

خواہ • (xāh, xvāh) (Hindi spelling ख़्वाह)

  1. (formal) even if, regardless of
    Synonym: چاہے (cāhe)
    خواہ کچھ بھی ہو جائے ― xāh kuch bhī ho jā'e ― No matter what happens (lit. Even if anything happens)
    خواہ یہ ہو یا نا ہو ― xāh ye ho yā nā ho ― Regardless of whether it happens or not

Derived terms

Suffix

خواہ • (xāh, xvāh) (Hindi spelling ख़्वाह)

  1. desiring, wishing
  2. requiring, wanting
  3. soliciting

Derived terms

References

  • “خواہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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