نکاح
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /nikɑːh/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /nɪkɒːh/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /nekɒːh/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /nikɔːh/
Noun
نکاح • (nekâh)
- marriage, matrimony
Derived terms
- نکاح کردن (nekâh kardan)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نکاح (nekâh), from Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪ.kɑːɦ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
Noun
نِکاح • (nikāh) m (Hindi spelling निकाह)
- (Islam) matrimony, nikah
Declension
| Declension of نکاح | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نکاح (nikāh) | نکاح (nikāh) |
| oblique | نکاح (nikāh) | نکاحوں (nikāhō̃) |
| vocative | نکاح (nikāh) | نکاحو (nikāhō) |
Derived terms
- نکاح کرنا (nikāh karnā, “to marry”)
- نکاح پڑہانا (nikāh paṛhānā, “to conduct a marriage”)
- نکاح میں لانا (nikāh mẽ lānā, “to take in marriage”)
- نکاح نامہ (nikāh-nāmā, “marital contract, marriage certificate”)
- شرائطِ نکاح (śarā'it-e-nikāh, “marriage terms, conditions of a marriage”)
References
- “نکاح”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نکاح”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.