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akhbaar(m): newspaper

Description of akhbaar: Akhbaar is the Urdu word , plural of khabar , meaning news, reports, events, or newspapers. Unlike the singular khabar, which denotes one specific piece of information, akhbaar encompasses multiple items or general updates on various topics. It differs from English "news," treated as uncountable and singular, by explicitly functioning as a countable plural form. In Urdu poetry, as in Habib Jalib's verse, it evokes the irony of urban life:

1 / 1: akhbaar

aapki tasveer thi akhbaar mein

kya sabab hai

aap ghar jaate nahi

saw your photo

in the newspaper

what is the reason

you don’t seem to go home

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tasveer (m) (7)

photo, picture, image

akhbaar (m) (1)

newspaper

sabab (m) (2)

reason

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