نا لائق
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَالَایِق (nālāyiq). By surface analysis, ناـ (nā-, “un-”) + لائِق (lāiq, “worthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.lɑː.jəq/
- Rhymes: -ɪq
- Hyphenation: نا‧لا‧ئِق
Adjective
نالائِق • (nālāiq) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नालायक़)
Noun
نالائِق • (nālāiq) m (Hindi spelling नालायक़)
- (derogatory) one who is incompetent or undignified
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَق (nālāyiq) |
| oblique | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَقوں (nālāyiqõ) |
| vocative | نالائَق (nālāyiq) | نالائَقو (nālāyiqo) |
Further reading
- “نا لائق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.