वाक़ई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واقعی (wāqi'ī, “real; actual; true”), from Arabic واقِعِيّ (wāqiʕiyy, “actual; real”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.qə.iː/, [ʋäː.qɐ.iː], /ʋɑː.kə.iː/, [ʋäː.kɐ.iː]

Adverb

वाक़ई • (vāqaī) (Urdu spelling واقعی)

  1. truly, actually; really
    Synonyms: सच में (sac mẽ), वास्तव में (vāstav mẽ)
    उसने वाक़ई ऐसा किया? ― usne vāqaī aisā kiyā? ― Did he really do this?

Adjective

वाक़ई • (vāqaī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling واقعی)

  1. true

References

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