आख़िर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آخِر (ʔāḵir). Compare Bengali আখের (akher), Punjabi ਆਖਰ (ākhar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.xɪɾ/, [äː.xɪɾ], /ɑː.kʰɪɾ/, [äː.kʰɪɾ]

Adverb

आख़िर • (āxir) (Urdu spelling آخر)

  1. after all
    आख़िर मैं तो मामूली आदमी हूँ; मैं क्या कर सकता हूँ?
    āxir ma͠i to māmūlī ādmī hū̃; ma͠i kyā kar saktā hū̃?
    After all I am a common man; what can I do?
  2. at last

Noun

आख़िर • (āxir) m (Urdu spelling آخر)

  1. end
    आख़िर में उन दोनों की शादी हो ही गई।
    āxir mẽ un donõ kī śādī ho hī gaī.
    In the end, those two did get married.

Declension

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