तख़ल्लुस

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَخَلُّص (taḵalluṣ), from the root خ ل ص (ḵ l ṣ, related to making pure).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.xəl.lʊs/, [t̪ɐ.xɐl.lʊs], /t̪ə.kʰəl.lʊs/, [t̪ɐ.kʰɐl.lʊs]

Noun

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तख़ल्लुस (taxallusm (Urdu spelling تخلص)

  1. pseudonym, especially as used by Urdu and Persian poets
    Hypernym: उपनाम (upnām)

Declension

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