वाक़िया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واقعه (vâqi'a), itself from Arabic وَاقِعَة (wāqiʕa).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.qɪ.ɑː/, [ʋäː.qɪ.äː], /ʋɑː.kɪ.ɑː/, [ʋäː.kɪ.äː]

Noun

वाक़िआ • (vāqiā) m (plural वाक़ियात, Urdu spelling واقِعَہ)

  1. event, incident
  2. episode
  3. occurrence
  4. encounter
  5. matter, tale, story
    Synonyms: घटना (ghaṭnā), वारिद (vārid)
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