रक़ीब

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • रकीब (rakīb) — nuqtaless

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic رَقَبَ (raqaba)
Arabic رَقِيب (raqīb)bor.
Classical Persian رَقِیب (raqīb)bor.
Hindi रक़ीब

    Borrowed from Classical Persian رَقِیب (raqīb), borrowed from Arabic رَقِيب (raqīb), from رَقَبَ (raqaba).[1][2] First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi رَقِیب (rqyb /⁠raqīb⁠/).[3]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾə.qiːb/, [ɾɐ.qiːb], /ɾə.kiːb/, [ɾɐ.kiːb]
    • Rhymes: -iːb

    Noun

    रक़ीब • (raqīb) m (Urdu spelling رقیب)

    1. watcher
    2. rival; competitor (especially in love; enemy)
    3. (dated) one who watches over (guardian, guard; watchman, waiter of something)

    Declension

    Declension of रक़ीब (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct रक़ीब
    raqīb     		रक़ीब
    raqīb
    oblique रक़ीब
    raqīb     		रक़ीबों
    raqībõ
    vocative रक़ीब
    raqīb     		रक़ीबो
    raqībo

    References

    1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “رقيب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 596
    2. ^ Fallon, S. W. (1879), “रक़ीब”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
    3. ^ “रक़ीब”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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