ख़ौफ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوف (xouf), from Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɔːf/, /xɔːf/

Noun

ख़ौफ़ (xauf) m (Urdu spelling خوف)

  1. fear
    • Munir Niazi, आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही
      ख़ौफ़ आता है अपने ही घर से
      माह-ए-शब-ताब के निकलते ही
      xauf ātā hai apne hī ghar se
      māh-e-śab-tāb ke nikalte hī
      I feel fear in my very own home
      just as the illumination-of-night flees
    Synonyms: भय (bhay), डर (ḍar)

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