نقل حرفی

Urdu

Etymology

From نقل (naqal, copy) +‎ حرف (ḥarf, letter) +‎ ی (ī), literally copying of lettering. Compare Arabic نَقْحَر (naqḥar).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.qəl.ɦəɾ.fiː/, /nəql.eː.ɦəɾ.fiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

نَقَل حَرْفی or نَقْلِ حَرْفی • (naqal ḥarfī or naql-e-ḥarfīf (Hindi spelling नक़ल हर्फ़ी or नक़्ल-ए-हर्फ़ी)

  1. (linguistics, neologism) transliteration

Declension

Declension of نقل حرفی
singular plural
direct نقل حرفی (naqal ḥarfī) نقل حرفِیاں (naqal ḥarfiyā̃)
oblique نقل حرفی (naqal ḥarfī) نقل حرفِیوں (naqal ḥarfiyō̃)
vocative نقل حرفی (naqal ḥarfī) نقل حرفِیو (naqal ḥarfiyō)

References

  • نقل+حرفی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.