रेख़ता
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- रेख़्ता (rextā)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian ریخته (rēxta), form of ریختن (rēxtan).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editरेख़ता • (rextā) f (Urdu spelling ریختہ)
- Rekhta (A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli)
- poetry written in Rekhta
Declension
editDeclension of रेख़ता (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular | |
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direct | रेख़ता rextā |
oblique | रेख़ता rextā |
vocative | रेख़ता rextā |
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रेख़ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “Rekhta: Poetry in Mixed Language, The Emergence of Khari Boli Literature in North India”, in Before the Divide: Hindi and Urdu Literary Culture[1] (PDF), Columbia University, 2018 April 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 March 2016