रक़बा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रकबा (rakbā), रक्बा (rakbā), रक़्बा (raqbā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رقبه (raqba, “enclosure”), from Arabic رَقْبَة (raqba), verbal noun of رَقَبَ (raqaba, “to observe; guard”), from the root ر ق ب (r-q-b).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəq.bɑː/, [ɾɐq.bäː], /ɾək.bɑː/, [ɾɐk.bäː]

Noun

रक़बा • (raqbā) m (Urdu spelling رقبہ)

1. (law, revenue, mathematics) area (as of land or field); acreage

   Synonym: क्षेत्रफल (kṣetraphal)

2. extent
3. an enclosed area

   Synonym: अहाता (ahātā)

Usage notes

The nuqtaless variant रकबा (rakbā) is more common in land record documents.

Declension

Declension of रक़बा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रक़बा raqbā	रक़बे raqbe
oblique	रक़बे raqbe	रक़बों raqbõ
vocative	रक़बे raqbe	रक़बो raqbo

Descendants

• English: raqba