استخلاف
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian استخلاف (istixlāf), ultimately borrowed from the Arabic خ ل ف (ḵ l f) root.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪs.t̪ɪx.lɑːf/, [ɪs.t̪ex.lɑːf]
- Rhymes: -ɑːf
Noun
اِسْتِخْلاف • (istixlāf) m (Hindi spelling इस्तिख़्लाफ़) (indeclinable)
- heirship, succession
References
- “استخلاف”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “استخلاف”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.