खातिर khātir

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

خاطر · ar · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Hospitality.
(postposition with kē) For, for the sake of.

Usual translation

  1. for the sake (of)

Origin of the definition

ख़ातिर ḵẖātira ḳḥa:tir (nf) hospitality; (ind) for, for, the sake of; ~जमा assurance; —रखना to rest assured; ~दार hospitable, one who extends hospitality; ~दारी hospitality, warm reception.

ख़ातिर ḵẖātir [A. ḵẖāt̤ir], f. what occurs to the mind: 1. regard, respect. 2. considerate attention; hospitality. 3. ppn. out of consideration (for, की). — ~ करना, to show regard, &c. (for, की). ~ में न लाना, to show no regard or esteem (for). – ख़ातिरजमा रखना, to be composed, or assured. – ख़ातिरदारी [P. -dārī], f. showing regard, or consideration; entertainment, hospitality. ख़ातिरदारी करना, to show consideration (for, की); to receive respectfully, or hospitably.

A خاطر ḵẖāt̤ir (part. n. of خطر 'occur to the mind,' &c.), s.f. orig. 'Whatever occurs to or passes in the mind,' cogitation, thought, suggestion; memory, remembrance; — mind, soul, heart; inclination, propensity; affection, regard, favour; pleasure, satisfaction; will, choice; sake, account, behalf; — postpn. For the sake (of), on account (of, -kī), out of consideration or regard (for), &c. ḵẖāt̤ir karnā (-kī), To study the feelings or the interest (of), to desire to please, to indulge; to soothe, comfort, encourage; to conciliate, reconcile; to fondle, show affection (for), be partial (to).

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

14 occurrences

In 13 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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Created
Friday 20 May 2022
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Saturday 21 October 2023