Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian وکیل (wakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl). Compare Assamese উকিল (ukil), Bengali উকিল (ukil), Malayalam വക്കീൽ (vakkīl), Punjabi ਵਕੀਲ (vakīl).

Noun

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वकील (vakīlm (Urdu spelling وكيل)

  1. lawyer
    वह प्रवीण वकील बनेगा।vah pravīṇ vakīl banegā.He will be a proficient lawyer.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: vakeel, vakil