ख़ामोश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاموش (xāmōš). Compare Bengali খামোশ (khamōś), Gujarati ખામોશ (khāmoś), Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ (xāmoś).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /xɑː.moːʃ/, [xäː.moːʃ], /kʰɑː.moːʃ/, [kʰäː.moːʃ]

Adjective

ख़ामोश • (xāmoś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خاموش)

  1. quiet, silent
  2. calm

Interjection

ख़ामोश • (xāmoś) (Urdu spelling خاموش)

  1. quiet, silent
    ख़ामोश! ― xāmoś! ― Silent! (shortened from ख़ामोश हो!)
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