अख़बार (akhbaar)

noun A single-sense loanword from Arabic (via Persian/Urdu) meaning 'newspaper' -- one of the most common everyday nouns a learner will meet.
Sense 1 : newspaper
noun, masculine
Synonyms: समाचार पत्र (samaachaar patr, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: अख़बार पढ़ना (akhbaar padhnaa, 'to read the newspaper') is a classic fixture of the Indian morning routine, often paired with चाय (chaay, 'tea') on the balcony or veranda -- ask any Delhi uncle about his सुबह की आदत (subah kii aadat, 'morning habit') and this phrase will come up. You will also hear अख़बार वाला (akhbaar vaalaa, 'newspaper delivery person/vendor'), the person who tosses the paper at your gate every morning.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and say/write अखबार (akhbaar) -- this is extremely common in casual writing and widely understood, but the standard pronunciation keeps the ख़ (kh) sound (like the 'kh' in Arabic/Persian words), distinct from plain ख (kh). 2) Gender is masculine even though it ends in -आ; learners familiar with the typical -आ = masculine pattern get this right by luck, but should not assume all such words are predictable -- it just happens to align here.
Sample Sentences:
पापा हर सुबह अख़बार पढ़ते हैं। Dad reads the newspaper every morning.
(paapaa har subah akhbaar padhte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह बालकनी में बैठा चाय के साथ अख़बार पढ़ रहा है। He is sitting on the balcony reading the newspaper with tea.
(vah baalaknii men baithaa chaay ke saath akhbaar padh rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आज का अख़बार अभी तक नहीं आया। Today's newspaper hasn't arrived yet.
(aaj kaa akhbaar abhii tak nahiin aayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अख़बार वाला रोज़ सुबह गेट पर पेपर फेंक जाता है। The newspaper delivery boy tosses the paper at the gate every morning.
(akhbaar vaalaa roz subah get par pepar phenk jaataa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ज़रा अख़बार तो पकड़ाना। Hand me the newspaper, will you.
(zaraa akhbaar to pakdaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह ख़बर सभी अख़बारों में छपी थी। This news was printed in all the newspapers.
(yah khabar sabhii akhbaaron men chhapii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर मैंने अख़बार पहले पढ़ा होता, तो मुझे यह पता चल जाता। If I had read the newspaper earlier, I would have found this out.
(agar mainne akhbaar pahle padhaa hotaa, to mujhe yah pataa chal jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
काश आज अख़बार में कोई अच्छी ख़बर होती। I wish there was some good news in the newspaper today.
(kaash aaj akhbaar men koii achchhii khabar hotii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसने अख़बार में विज्ञापन देकर घर बेच दिया। He sold the house by placing an ad in the newspaper.
(usne akhbaar men vigyaapan dekar ghar bech diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम मेरे लिए अख़बार मंगवा दोगे? Will you order a newspaper for me?
(kyaa tum mere lie akhbaar mangvaa doge?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
यह अख़बार पिछले पचास सालों से प्रकाशित हो रहा है। This newspaper has been published for the last fifty years.
(yah akhbaar pichhle pachaas saalon se prakaashit ho rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): अख़बार (akhbaar)
(sg.m.oblique): अख़बार (akhbaar)
(pl.m.direct): अख़बार (akhbaar)
(pl.m.oblique): अख़बारों (akhbaaron)