हक़ूक़

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • हकूक (hakūk), हुक़ूक़ (huqūq), हुकूक (hukūk)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian حُقُوق (huqūq), from Arabic حُقُوق (ḥuqūq). First attested in c. 1707 as Middle Hindi حقوق (ḥqvq /⁠huqūq⁠/).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.quːq/, [ɦɐ.quːq], /ɦə.kuːk/, [ɦɐ.kuːk]
    • Hyphenation: ह‧क़ूक़
    • Rhymes: -uːq

    Noun

    हक़ूक़ • (haqūqm pl (Urdu spelling حُقُوق)

    1. (rare) irregular direct plural of हक़ (haq): rights

    Declension

    Declension of हक़ (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct हक़
    haq
    हक़, हक़ूक़
    haq, haqūq
    oblique हक़
    haq
    हक़ों, हक़ूक़ों
    haqõ, haqūqõ
    vocative हक़
    haq
    हक़ो, हक़ूक़ो
    haqo, haqūqo

    Further reading

    • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हकूक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5426
    • हकूक”, in Hindwi Dictionary [including the languages of Hindi region] (in Hindi), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
    • हुक़ूक़”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.