रक़्क़ासा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَقَّاصَة (raqqāṣa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəq.qɑː.sɑː/, [ɾɐq.qäː.säː], /ɾək.kɑː.sɑː/, [ɾɐk̚.käː.säː]

Noun

रक़्क़ासा • (raqqāsā) f (masculine रक़्क़ास, Urdu spelling رقاصہ)

female dancer
Synonym: नर्तकी (nartakī)

Declension

Declension of *रक़्क़ासा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā	रक़्क़ासाएँ raqqāsāẽ
oblique	रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā	रक़्क़ासाओं raqqāsāõ
vocative	रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā	रक़्क़ासाओ raqqāsāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रक़्क़ासा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press