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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rekhta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
rekhta
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A style of Hindi-Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary (to a large extent); a mix of Persian and Khariboli.

name

The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi रेख़ता (rextā) / Urdu ریخْتَہ (rexta)), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta), past participle of ریخْتَن (rēxtan).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: रेख़ता, ریخْتَہ, ریخْتَه

Usage

Questions

What does rekhta mean?
A style of Hindi-Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary (to a large extent); a mix of Persian and Khariboli.
Where does rekhta come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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