नक़ल

See also: नक़ली and निकल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (naql), from Arabic نَقْل (naql). Compare Assamese নকল (nokol), Bengali নকল (nokol), Gujarati નકલ (nakal), Maithili नकल (nakal), Marathi नक्कल (nakkal), Odia ନକଲ (nakala), Punjabi ਨਕ਼ਲ (naqal).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.qəl/, [nɐ.qɐl], /nə.kəl/, [nɐ.kɐl]

Noun

नक़ल • (naqal) f (Urdu spelling نقل)

copy, imitation
Synonym: प्रतिलिपि (pratilipi)
counterfeit
mimicking, imitating

Declension

Declension of *नक़ल* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नक़ल naqal	नक़लें naqalẽ
oblique	नक़ल naqal	नक़लों naqalõ
vocative	नक़ल naqal	नक़लो naqalo

Derived terms

नक़ल करना (naqal karnā, “to imitate, mimic; to mime”)
नक़ली (naqlī, “fake, counterfeit”)