رکعت

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rak'at), ultimately from Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾək.(ʔ)ət̪/
Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

رَکْعَت • (rak’at) f (formal plural رکعات, Hindi spelling रकत)

(Islam) rak'a, a unit of Islamic prayer (salat)

References

“رکعت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“رکعت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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