وکیل

See also: وكیل and وكيل

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /wa.ˈkiːl/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.kʰiːl]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.kʰiːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.kʰil̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.kʰʲiːl̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.kʰil]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wakīl
Dari reading^?	wakīl
Iranian reading^?	vakil
Tajik reading^?	vakil

Noun

وکیل • (vakil) (plural وکلا (vokalâ), or وکیل‌ها, or وکیلان)

lawyer, attorney

Related terms

وکالت (vekâlat, “power of attorney”)

Descendants

→ Assamese: উকিল (ukil)
→ Bengali: উকিল (ukil)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: वकील (vakīl)

Urdu: وکیل (vakīl)
→ Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਵਕੀਲ (vakīl)
- Shahmukhi script: وکیل (vakil)
→ Sindhi: وڪيل (vakīlu)
→ Tamil: வக்கீல் (vakkīl)
→ Malayalam: വക്കീൽ (vakkīl)