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Where does “نخیر” come from?

نخیر (Persian) comes from Persian خیر, from Arabic خَيْر — good, well; good, goodness; good, wealth.

نخیر (Persian): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “نخیر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخیرgood; no
2Arabicخَيْرgood, well; good, goodness; good, wealth

Words derived from “نخیر”

  • hayır
  • hayırsever
  • خیر
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