رشوت

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رشوه (rešve), taken from Arabic رِشْوَة (rišwa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɪʃ.ʋət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

رِشْوَت • (riśvat) f (Hindi spelling रिश्वत)

1. bribe

Declension

Declension of رشوت
	singular	plural
direct	رشوت (riśvat)	رشوتیں (riśvatẽ)
oblique	رشوت (riśvat)	رشوتوں (riśvatõ)
vocative	رشوت (riśvat)	رشوتو (riśvato)

Related terms

• رِشْوَت خور
• رِشْوَت خوری f

 

References

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

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu رشوت (rišvat).

Noun

رشوت (rišvat)

1. bribe