نقلی
Persian
Adjective
نقلی • (naqli)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نقلی (naqlī). Equivalent to نقل (naql, “imitation”) + ی (ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nəq.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Adjective
نَقْلی • (naqlī) (Hindi spelling नक़ली)
- fake, imitated
- counterfeit, forged
- Synonym: جعلی (ja’lī)
Related terms
- نقل (naql)
References
- “نقلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نقلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Ushojo
Etymology
Adjective
نقلی (naqlī)