نا لائق

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَالَایِق (nālāyiq). By surface analysis, نا (nā, “un-”) +‎ لائِق (lāiq, “worthy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.lɑː.jɪq/
  • Rhymes: -ɪq
  • Hyphenation: نا‧لا‧ئِق

Adjective

نالائِق • (nālāiq) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नालायक़)

  1. incompetent, stupid
  2. undignified, unworthy

Noun

نالائِق • (nālāiq) m (Hindi spelling नालायक़)

  1. (vulgar) one who is incompetent or undignified

Usage notes

Considered derogatory.

Declension
Declension of نا لائق
singular plural
direct نالائَق (nālāyiq) نالائَق (nālāyiq)
oblique نالائَق (nālāyiq) نالائَقوں (nālāyiqō̃)
vocative نالائَق (nālāyiq) نالائَقو (nālāyiqō)

Further reading
  • “نا لائق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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