صبح بخير
subuh bakheir
The English phrase "good morning" is translated into Sindhi as صبح بخير (subuh bakheir).
صبح بخير is used as a greeting when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.
Meaning: when seeing someone for the first time in the morning (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of صبح meaning "morning" and بخير meaning "good" or "well-being".
How do you pronounce it?
subuh bakheir
Did you know?
- Sindhi uses two different scripts depending on the region, meaning صبح بخير can be written in the Arabic-based script or the Devanagari script used by some communities.
- The phrase صبح بخير is a loan from Classical Persian, reflecting the deep historical influence of Persian culture and administration on the Sindhi language.
- In many casual Sindhi households, people often skip the 'morning' part entirely and simply use a religious greeting like السلام علیکم instead.
Examples in context
- صبح بخير، ڪيئن آهيو؟subh khair, kiyan ahyo?Good morning, how are you?
- توهان کي صبح بخير.tuhan khe subh khair.Good morning to you.
- بابا، صبح بخير.baba, subh khair.Father, good morning.
Example conversation
Imran meets Fauzia in the garden in the morning.
- عمران Imranصبح بخير، فوزيه.subh khair, Fauzia.Good morning, Fauzia.
- فوزیہ Fauziaصبح بخير، عمران.subh khair, Imran.Good morning, Imran.
- عمران Imranاڄ موسم تمام بهتر آهي.aj mausam tamam behtar ahe.The weather is very nice today.
- فوزیہ Fauziaها، واقعي تمام سٺو آهي.ha, waqai tamam sutho ahe.Yes, it really is very good.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries صبح, صبح بخير, CC BY-SA 4.0.
