Where does “ख़याल” come from?
ख़याल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خیال, from Arabic خَيَال — imagination; fiction; imagination.
ख़याल (Hindi): thought, idea; imagination
Definitions
- thought, idea; imagination
Ancestry of “ख़याल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | خیال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | خَيَال | imagination; fiction; imagination |