फ़िराक़

Hindi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian فِرَاق (firāq), borrowed from Arabic فِرَاق (firāq), from فَارَقَ (fāraqa). First attested in c. 1421 as Middle Hindi فراق (fraq /⁠firāq⁠/).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /fɪ.ɾɑːq/, [fɪ.ɾäːq], /pʰɪ.ɾɑːk/, [pʰɪ.ɾäːk]

    Noun

    फ़िराक़ • (firāqm (Urdu spelling فراق)

    1. separation, parting
      Synonyms: फ़ुर्क़त (furqat), जुदाई (judāī), हिजर (alaihdagī), अलैहदगी (alaihadgī), अलगाव (algāv)
    2. (by extension) anxiety, grief, regret (on account of absence)

    Declension

    Declension of फ़िराक़ (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct फ़िराक़
    firāq
    फ़िराक़
    firāq
    oblique फ़िराक़
    firāq
    फ़िराक़ों
    firāqõ
    vocative फ़िराक़
    firāq
    फ़िराक़ो
    firāqo

    References

    1. ^ फ़िराक़”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.