تقلید

See also: تقليد

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic تقليد (taqlīd).

Noun

تقلید • (taklid)

1. imitation, emulation
2. counterfeit

Descendants

• Turkish: taklit

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تقلید (taqlīd), from Arabic تَقْلِيد (taqlīd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əq.liːd̪/

Noun

تَقْلِید • (taqlīd) f (Hindi spelling तक़लीद)

1. imitation, representation
2. forgery
3. conformity, conformation
4. counterfeit

References

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