ख़ासियत (khaasiyat)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning 'special quality, characteristic, or specialty' -- something that distinguishes a person, place, or thing.
Sense
1
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distinctive quality, characteristic, specialty
noun, feminine
Synonyms: विशेषता (visheshtaa), खूबी (khoobii), विशिष्टता (vishishttaa, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word constantly in everyday Delhi life -- a shopkeeper describing what makes his sweets special, a friend describing what makes a dish or a person unique. It pairs naturally with यह ख़ासियत है कि... (yah khaasiyat hai ki..., 'the special thing is that...') to introduce a defining trait.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say खासियत (khaasiyat) -- both spellings are heard, but the ख़ (kh) sound (from Persian/Urdu) is standard in careful speech. 2) Often used with की (kii) to say 'the specialty of X is...', as in इस जगह की ख़ासियत (is jagah kii khaasiyat, 'the specialty of this place') -- learners sometimes try to use का/के by mismatching gender/number instead of checking what follows.
Sample Sentences:
इस मिठाई की ख़ासियत यह है कि इसमें चीनी बहुत कम है।
The specialty of this sweet is that it has very little sugar.
(is mithaaii kii khaasiyat yah hai ki ismen chiinii bahut kam hai।)
हर शहर की अपनी ख़ासियत होती है।
Every city has its own characteristic.
(har shahar kii apnii khaasiyat hotii hai।)
उसकी सबसे बड़ी ख़ासियत उसकी ईमानदारी थी।
His greatest characteristic was his honesty.
(uskii sabse badii khaasiyat uskii iimaandaarii thii।)
क्या आप बता सकते हैं कि इस कपड़े की ख़ासियत क्या है?
Can you tell me what the specialty of this fabric is?
(kyaa aap bataa sakte hain ki is kapde kii khaasiyat kyaa hai?)
अगर तुम अपनी ख़ासियत पहचान लो, तो सफलता आसान हो जाएगी।
If you recognize your distinctive quality, success will become easy.
(agar tum apnii khaasiyat pahchaan lo, to saphaltaa aasaan ho jaaegii।)
इस रेस्टोरेंट की ख़ासियत जानना चाहते हो तो एक बार यहाँ की बिरयानी ज़रूर खाना।
If you want to know this restaurant's specialty, you must try the biryani here once.
(is restorent kii khaasiyat jaannaa chaahte ho to ek baar yahaan kii biryaanii zaroor khaanaa।)
अगर उसमें यह ख़ासियत न होती, तो वह इतना मशहूर न होता।
If it did not have this characteristic, it would not be so famous.
(agar usmen yah khaasiyat n hotii, to vah itnaa mashahoor n hotaa।)
इस दुकान की ख़ासियतों के बारे में अखबार में लिखा गया है।
The characteristics of this shop have been written about in the newspaper.
(is dukaan kii khaasiyton ke baare men akhbaar men likhaa gayaa hai।)
यार, इस जगह की ख़ासियत यह है कि यहाँ चाय मुफ़्त मिलती है।
Dude, the special thing about this place is that the tea here is free.
(yaar, is jagah kii khaasiyat yah hai ki yahaan chaay muft miltii hai।)
काश हर इंसान में कोई न कोई ख़ासियत होती।
I wish every person had some characteristic or another.
(kaash har insaan men koii n koii khaasiyat hotii।)
इस गाने की ख़ासियत उसकी धुन में छिपी है।
This song's specialty is hidden in its tune.
(is gaane kii khaasiyat uskii dhun men chhipii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
ख़ासियत
(khaasiyat)
(sg.f.oblique):
ख़ासियत
(khaasiyat)
(pl.f.direct):
ख़ासियतें
(khaasiyten)
(pl.f.oblique):
ख़ासियतों
(khaasiyton)