ख़राब

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ख़राब

/xə.ɾɑːb/ Hindi, Standard
[xɐ.ɾäːb] Hindi, Standard
/kʰə.ɾɑːb/ Hindi, Standard
[kʰɐ.ɾäːb] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːb

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian خراب (xarāb), from Arabic خَرَاب (ḵarāb). Compare Bengali খারাব (kharab), Nepali खराब (kharāb), Punjabi ਖ਼ਰਾਬ (xarāb), Tulu ಖರಾಬ್ (kharābŭ).

adjective xarāb · خراب · खराब

indeclinable spoiled, ruined सब खाना ख़राब हो गया।
Similar: चौपट
indeclinable bad, evil वह बहुत ख़राब आदमी है।
Similar: बुरा

In English

bad unfavorable; negative

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"ख़राब." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ख़राब. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC

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"ख़राब." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ख़राब},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}