वाक़ई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian واقعی (wāqi'ī, “real; actual; true”), from Arabic واقِعِيّ (wāqiʕiyy, “actual; real”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.qə.iː/, [ʋäː.qɐ.iː], /ʋɑː.kə.iː/, [ʋäː.kɐ.iː]

Adverb

वाक़ई • (vāqaī) (Urdu spelling واقعی)

1. truly, actually; really

   Synonyms: सच में (sac mẽ), वास्तव में (vāstav mẽ)

   उसने वाक़ई ऐसा किया? ― usne vāqaī aisā kiyā? ― Did he really do this?

Adjective

वाक़ई • (vāqaī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling واقعی)

1. true

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वाक़ई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press