रक़बा

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian رقبه (raqba, “enclosure”), from Arabic رَقْبَة (raqba), verbal noun of رَقَبَ (raqaba, “to observe; guard”), from the root ر ق ب (r-q-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾəq.bɑː/, [ɾɐq.bäː], /ɾək.bɑː/, [ɾɐk.bäː]

Noun[edit]

रक़बा • (raqbā) m (Urdu spelling رقبہ)

  1. (law, revenue, mathematics) area (as of land or field); acreage
    Synonym: क्षेत्रफल (kṣetraphal)
  2. extent
  3. an enclosed area
    Synonym: अहाता (ahātā)

Usage notes[edit]

The nuqtaless variant रकबा (rakbā) is more common in land record documents.

Declension[edit]

Declension of रक़बा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct रक़बा
raqbā 		रक़बे
raqbe
oblique रक़बे
raqbe 		रक़बों
raqbõ
vocative रक़बे
raqbe 		रक़बो
raqbo

Descendants[edit]

  • English: raqba
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