रक़बा

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • रकबा (rakbā), रक्बा (rakbā), रक़्बा (raqbā)

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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

Descendants
  • English: raqba
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