रक़्क़ासा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَقَّاصَة (raqqāṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾəq.qɑː.sɑː/, [ɾəq.qäː.s̪äː], /ɾək.kɑː.sɑː/, [ɾək̚.käː.s̪äː]
Noun
रक़्क़ासा • (raqqāsā) f (masculine रक़्क़ास, Urdu spelling رقاصہ)
- female dancer
- Synonym: नर्तकी (nartakī)
Declension
Declension of रक़्क़ासा (fem ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā | रक़्क़ासाएँ raqqāsāẽ |
| oblique | रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā | रक़्क़ासाओं raqqāsāõ |
| vocative | रक़्क़ासा raqqāsā | रक़्क़ासाओ raqqāsāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रक़्क़ासा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press