علاقہ

See also: علاقة

Urdu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Arabic عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa)bor.
    Classical Persian عَلَاقَه (alāqa)bor.
    Urdu علاقہ

    Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلَاقَه (alāqa), borrowed from Arabic عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi علاقہ ('laqh).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɪ.lɑː.qɑ(ː)/
    • Hyphenation: عِ‧لا‧قَہ

    Noun

    عِلاقَہ • ('ilāqa) m (formal plural عَلائِق ('alāiq) or عِلَاقَہ جَات ('ilāqa jāt), Hindi spelling इलाक़ा)

    1. area (ie. locality; jurisdiction)
      Synonyms: اَنْچَل (ancal), زون (zon)
    2. (by extension):
      1. part
      2. department
    3. (mathematics) area (of a shape)
    4. affinity; connection
    5. living (ie. earning; employment)

    Declension

    Declension of علاقہ
    singular plural
    direct عِلاقَہ ('ilāqah) عِلاقے ('ilāqe)
    oblique عِلاقے ('ilāqe) عِلاقوں ('ilāqõ)
    vocative عِلاقے ('ilāqe) عِلاقو ('ilāqo)

    References

    1. ^ “علاقہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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