صبح بخیر

Persian

Etymology

Partial calque of Arabic صَبَاح الخَيْر (ṣabāḥ al-ḵayr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /subh ba.ˈxajr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊbʰ bä.xájɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊb bä.xájɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sub̥ bä.xájɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sobʰ be.xéjɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [subʰ bä.χájɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	subh baxayr
Dari reading^?	subh baxayr
Iranian reading^?	sobh bexeyr
Tajik reading^?	subh baxayr

Interjection

صبح بخیر • (subh baxayr / sobh bexeyr) (Tajik spelling субҳ ба хайр)

good morning

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: सुबह बख़ैर (subah baxair)

Urdu: صُبْح بَخَیر (subh baxair)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (subh baxayr).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sʊ.bəɦ bə.xɛːɾ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)

Interjection

صُبْح بَخَیر • (subh baxair) (Hindi spelling सुबह बख़ैर)

good morning

Related terms

شام بَخَیر (śām baxair, “good evening”)
شَب بَخَیر (śab baxair, “good night”)

References

“صبح+بخیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“صبح+بخیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.