Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wakil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: wak-il
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or an administrator; one acting on behalf of another.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: وَكِيل, و ك ل

Inflected Forms

wakils (plural) vakeel (alternative) wakeel (alternative)

Questions

What does wakil mean?: In Arabian countries and in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a lawyer or an administrator; one acting on behalf of another.
Where does wakil come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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