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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رکعت (rak'at), ultimately from Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).
Pronunciation
Noun
رَکْعَت • (rak’at) f (formal plural رکعات, Hindi spelling रकत)
- (Islam) rak'a, a unit of Islamic prayer (salat)
References
- “رکعت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “رکعت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.