Rekhta
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English
Etymology
From Hindustani ریخْتَہ (rexta) / रेख़ता (rextā), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta).
Proper noun
Rekhta
- A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli.
- (historical, obsolete) The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards.
Translations
a style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry
(historical, obsolete) the Hindustani language
Hindi — see Hindi
Urdu — see Urdu
Hindustani — see Hindustani
References
- “Rekhta: Poetry in Mixed Language, The Emergence of Khari Boli Literature in North India”, in Before the Divide: Hindi and Urdu Literary Culture (PDF), Columbia University, 2018 April 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 March 2016