रक़बा
Hindi
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editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editरक़बा • (raqbā) m (Urdu spelling رقبہ)
- (law, revenue, mathematics) area (as of land or field); acreage
- Synonym: क्षेत्रफल (kṣetraphal)
- extent
- an enclosed area
- Synonym: अहाता (ahātā)
Usage notes
editThe nuqtaless variant रकबा (rakbā) is more common in land record documents.
Declension
editDeclension of रक़बा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
edit- English: raqba