Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Khar

ख़र
Meaning

A donkey or ass; figuratively a fool or dolt.

See it in the verse

Khar in Iqbal’s couplets

Ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke
Wo khar-o-khas ke liye hai ye nistan ke liye
Both intellect and heart are sparks of the flame of love — one is meant for thorns and straw, the other for a whole reed-bed.
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Related words
SANSKRIT

Gadha

Donkey; ass.

ARABIC

Himar

A donkey or ass; the Arabic word for the beast of burden.

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