رکعت

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رکعت (rak'at), ultimately from Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾək.ʔət̪/, [ɾə.kət̪]
  • Rhymes: -ət̪
  • Hyphenation: رَ‧کَعَت

Noun

رَکْعَت • (rak’at) f (formal plural رکعات, Hindi spelling रकत)

  1. (Islam) rak'a, one of two to four cycles of Islamic prayer (salat)

References

  • “رکعت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “رکعت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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