इलाक़ा
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- इलाका (ilākā)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاقَة (ʕalāqa). Compare Bengali এলাকা (elaka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
इलाक़ा • (ilāqā) m (Urdu spelling علاقہ)
- area, region, locality
- फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु [phaṇīśvarnāth reṇu] ((Can we date this quote?)) इस जल प्रलय में [is jal pralay mẽ]
- मेरा गाँव ऐसे इलाके में है जहाँ हर साल […]
- merā gā̃v aise ilāke mẽ hai jahā̃ har sāl […]
- My town is in such a region that every year […]
- फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु [phaṇīśvarnāth reṇu] ((Can we date this quote?)) इस जल प्रलय में [is jal pralay mẽ]
Declension edit
Declension of इलाक़ा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants edit
- → Telugu: ఇలాకా (ilākā)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इलाक़ा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ilāqā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 107