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 جائےxāh kuch bhī ho jā'eNo matter what happens (lit. Even if anything happens)
    خواہ یہ ہو یا نا ہوxāh ye ho yā nā hoRegardless 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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