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خپ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

xap
Pronunciation:Standard: /xap/
Adjectiveplural: خپېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

خپ (xap) is a Pashto adj meaning “hidden, secret, covert” in English او په اردو کې د «انتر، غائب، سر» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form خپې.

Meanings · Entry 14

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
hidden, secret, covert
انتر، غائب، سر
Example in context:

خپ خپ

“secretly, on the sly”

کمرے میں ایسی خاموشی تھی کہ گھڑی کی ٹک ٹک بھی سنائی دے رہی تھی۔

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2
quiet, silent, still[general_modern]
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3
mark, stain, scar[general_modern]
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4
unclear, indistinct
ابر آلود، مشکوک
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Proverbs (Mataloona)4 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«خپ»

“Silence is half of wisdom.”

خاموشی نصف عقل ہے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the cultural value placed on speaking thoughtfully and knowing when to remain silent.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«څوک چې موړ وی هغه شهد هم د خپو لاندې کوی، خو د اوږی دپاره تریخ خوراک هم خوږ وی.»

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«څوک چې د خپل ګاونډی چاپلوسی کوی، نو دے د هغه د خپو دپاره دام خوروی.»

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«شتر دزی به خپ خپ نمېشه»

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Fem Singular (-a)
خپهxap-a
Fem Plural (-e)
خپېxap-e
Plural Oblique (-o)
خپوxap-o
Abstract Noun (-wālay)
خپوالیxap-wālay
State / Quality (-tob)
خپتوبxap-tob
Comparative (-tar)
خپترxap-tar
Superlative (-tarīn)
خپترینxap-tarīn

Examples from corpora3

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

په کوټه کې داسې خپ وه چې د ساعت ټک ټک هم اورېدل کېده.

“There was such silence in the room that even the ticking of the clock could be heard.”

کمرے میں ایسی خاموشی تھی کہ گھڑی کی ٹک ٹک بھی سنائی دے رہی تھی۔

Dunwoody Press (Zeeya A. Pashtoon)

وهل خپ

“to swipe, steal”

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

خپ

“Silence is half of wisdom. — Highlights the cultural value placed on speaking thoughtfully and knowing when to remain silent.”

خاموشی نصف عقل ہے۔

Derived Forms2

اشتقاقي بڼې
خپوالی
خپتوب
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
کتل ▼

Origin Unknown

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · Noun (Masculine)

خپ (n-m · Entry 2)

xap
Pronunciation:Standard: /xap/
Noun (Masculine)plural: خپونهOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 23

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
scar
ریش، نشان
Example in context:

په کوټه کې داسې خپ وه چې د ساعت ټک ټک هم اورېدل کېده.

“There was such silence in the room that even the ticking of the clock could be heard.”

کمرے میں ایسی خاموشی تھی کہ گھڑی کی ٹک ٹک بھی سنائی دے رہی تھی۔

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2
imprint
خپ
Example in context:

په کوټه کې داسې خپ وه چې د ساعت ټک ټک هم اورېدل کېده.

“There was such silence in the room that even the ticking of the clock could be heard.”

کمرے میں ایسی خاموشی تھی کہ گھڑی کی ٹک ٹک بھی سنائی دے رہی تھی۔

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3
blemish, spot
عیب، دھبا، داغ
Example in context:

په کوټه کې داسې خپ وه چې د ساعت ټک ټک هم اورېدل کېده.

“There was such silence in the room that even the ticking of the clock could be heard.”

کمرے میں ایسی خاموشی تھی کہ گھڑی کی ٹک ٹک بھی سنائی دے رہی تھی۔

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword خپ (xap) functions as a adj in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه