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حق

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See also: حف and خف

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From the root ح ق ق (ḥ q q). Compare Hebrew חוק (ḥóqq, law), Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥuqqā, rule), Ge'ez ሐቀቀ (ḥäḳäḳä, to fasten), Tigrinya ሓቂ (ḥaqqi, truth). Perhaps related to حَجَّ (ḥajja, to convince with legal arguments; to make the pilgrimage to Mecca) and words corresponding to this root in the other Semitic languages.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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حَقَّ (ḥaqqa) I (non-past يَحِقُّ (yaḥiqqu) or يَحُقُّ (yaḥuqqu), verbal noun حَقَّة (ḥaqqa) or حَقّ (ḥaqq) or حُقُوق (ḥuqūq))

  1. to be true, to be confirmed
  2. to be right, to be correct
  3. to be necessary, to be obligatory, to be imperative
  4. to be adequate, to be suitable, to be appropriate, to be fitting
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:36:
      وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوٱ ٱللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوٱ الطَّاغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ فَسِيرُوٱ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَٱنْظُرُوٱ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ
      walaqad baʕaṯnā fī kulli ʔummatin rasūlan ʔani ʕbudū l-laha wājtanibū ṭ-ṭāḡūta faminhum man hadā l-lahu waminhum man ḥaqqat ʕalayhi ḍ-ḍalālatu fasīrū fī l-ʔarḍi fanẓurū kayfa kāna ʕāqibatu l-mukaḏḏibīna
      And we certainly sent into every nation a messenger [saying] “worship God and avoid the idol”. And among them were those whom God guided, and among them were those upon whom error was deservedly enacted. So proceed through the earth and see how was the end of the deniers.
  5. to be due
Conjugation
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Verb

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حَقَّ (ḥaqqa) I (non-past يَحُقُّ (yaḥuqqu), verbal noun حَقّ (ḥaqq))

  1. to ascertain, to make sure
  2. to recognize, to identify
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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حُقَّ (ḥuqqa) I (passive-only, first-person singular past حُقِقْتُ (ḥuqiqtu), non-past يُحَقُّ (yuḥaqqu), verbal noun حَقَّة (ḥaqqa) or حَقّ (ḥaqq) or حُقُوق (ḥuqūq)) (passive voice)

  1. to be necessary, to be obligatory, to be imperative
  2. to be adequate, to be suitable, to be appropriate, to be fitting
  3. to be due
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Etymology 3

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ħaqq/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    حَقّ (ḥaqqm (plural حُقُوق (ḥuqūq))

    1. verbal noun of حُقَّ (ḥuqqa) (form I)
    2. verbal noun of حَقَّ (ḥaqqa) (form I)
    3. equity
    4. truth
    5. correctness, right
    6. rightful possession, property
    7. right
    8. proper manner
    9. reality
    10. (in the plural, law) rights, claims, legal claims
      الْحُقُوق (al-ḥuqūq)law, jurisprudence
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    Descendants
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    (via plural form حُقُوق (ḥuqūq)):

    Adjective

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    حَقّ (ḥaqq) (feminine حَقّ (ḥaqq), masculine dual حَقّ (ḥaqq), feminine dual حَقّ (ḥaqq), common plural حَقّ (ḥaqq))

    1. true, authentic, real
    2. right, fair and reasonable
    3. valid, sound, correct
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    Etymology 4

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    Using the root ح ق ق (ḥ q q) via the idea of “fitting” parts.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    حُقّ (ḥuqqm (plural أَحْقَاق (ʔaḥqāq) or حِقاق (ḥiqāq) or حُقُوق (ḥuqūq))

    1. jar
    2. pitcher
    3. hollow, cavity
    4. (anatomy) socket of a joint
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    Etymology 5

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    Noun

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    حُقّ (ḥuqqf pl

    1. plural of حُقَّة (ḥuqqa)

    References

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    Hijazi Arabic

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    Etymology 1

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    From Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq).

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    Noun

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    حَقّ (ḥaggm (plural حقوق (ḥugūg))

    1. equity
    2. right
    3. rightful possession, property
    4. claim, legal claim

    Preposition

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    حَقّ (ḥagg) (feminine حَقَّة (ḥaggat) or حَقَّت (ḥaggat), plural حَقُّون (ḥaggōn))

    1. belonging to.
      هذا الكتاب حق بدر.hāda l-kitāb ḥagg badir/badurThis book belongs to Badir.
    Inflection
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    Inflection of حق
    base form حق (ḥagg)
    Personal-pronoun including forms
    singular plural
    m f
    1st person حقي (ḥaggi) حقنا (ḥaggana)
    2nd person حقك (ḥaggak) حقك (ḥaggik) حقكم (ḥaggakum)
    3rd person حقه (ḥaggu) حقها (ḥaggaha) حقهم (ḥaggahum)

    Etymology 2

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    حُق

    From Arabic حُقّ (ḥuqq).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    حق (ḥuggm (plural أحقاق (ʔaḥgāg))

    1. (archaic) small box, can
      Synonym: عُلبة (ʕulba)

    Persian

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq).

      Pronunciation

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      Readings
      Classical reading? haqq
      Dari reading? haqq
      Iranian reading? hağğ
      Tajik reading? haqq

      Noun

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      حَقّ (haqq) (plural حُقوق (hoquq) or حق‌ها (haqq-hâ))

      1. right
      2. truth; reality

      Descendants

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      Punjabi

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      Etymology

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        Borrowed from Classical Persian حَقّ (haqq), borrowed from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq).

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        Noun

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        حَقّ (ḥaqqm (plural حَقُوق, Gurmukhi spelling ਹੱਕ or ਹੱਕ਼)

        1. right, privilege
        2. truth, righteousness
        3. (by extension, religion) God (an attribute of God)
        4. due, portion, share

        Declension

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        Declension of حق
        singular plural
        direct حَقّ (ḥaqq) حَقّ (ḥaqq)
        oblique حَقّ (ḥaqq) حَقّاں (ḥaqqāṉ)
        vocative حَقّا (ḥaqqā) حَقّو (ḥaqqo)
        ablative حَقّوں (ḥaqqoṉ) حَقّاں (ḥaqqāṉ)
        locative حَقّے (ḥaqqe) حَقِّیں (ḥaqqiīṉ)
        instrumental حَقّوں (ḥaqqoṉ)

        Further reading

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        • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حقّ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
        • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “حق”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
        • ਹੱਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

        South Levantine Arabic

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        Etymology

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        From Arabic حَقَّ (ḥaqqa).

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        Noun

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        حَقّ (ḥaʔ / ḥaqm (plural حقوق (ḥuʔūʔ, ḥʔūʔ/ ḥuqūq, ḥqūq))

        1. justice, truth, rightness
        2. right, something to which one is entitled
        3. value

        Verb

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        حقّ (ḥaʔʔ) I (present بحقّ (biḥiʔʔ))

        1. to have a right to something, to be entitled to something

        Conjugation

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        Conjugation of حق
        singular plural
        1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
        past m حقّيت (ḥaʔʔēt) حقّيت (ḥaʔʔēt) حقّ (ḥaʔʔ) حقّينا (ḥaʔʔēna) حقّيتو (ḥaʔʔētu) حقّو (ḥaʔʔu)
        f حقّيتي (ḥaʔʔēti) حقّت (ḥaʔʔat)
        present m بحقّ (baḥiʔʔ) بتحقّ (bitḥiʔʔ) بحقّ (biḥiʔʔ) منحقّ (minḥiʔʔ) بتحقّو (bitḥiʔʔu) بحقّو (biḥiʔʔu)
        f بتحقّي (bitḥiʔʔi) بتحقّ (bitḥiʔʔ)
        subjunctive m احقّ (aḥiʔʔ) تحقّ (tḥiʔʔ) يحقّ (yḥiʔʔ) نحقّ (nḥiʔʔ) تحقّو (tḥiʔʔu) يحقّو (yḥiʔʔu)
        f تحقّي (tḥiʔʔi) تحقّ (tḥiʔʔ)
        imperative m حقّ (ḥiʔʔ) حقّو (ḥiʔʔu)
        f حقّي (ḥiʔʔi)

        Urdu

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        Etymology

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          Borrowed from Classical Persian حَقّ (haqq), borrowed from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq). First attested in c. 1421 as Middle Hindi حق (ḥq /⁠haq(q)⁠/).[1]

          Pronunciation

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          Noun

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          حَق (haqm (formal plural حُقُوق (huqūq), Hindi spelling हक़)

          1. a right (ie. a privilege or claim by law etc.)
          2. portion, share
            Synonym: حِصَّہ (hissa)
          3. reward (ie. a right that is earned)
          4. the truth, righteousness
            Synonym: سَچ (sac)
            Antonym: باطِل (bātil)
          5. (by extension, religion) God (an attribute of God)
          6. duty, obligation
            Synonym: فَرْض (farz)

          Declension

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          Declension of حق
          singular plural
          direct حَق (haq) حَق (haq)
          oblique حَق (haq) حَقوں (haqõ)
          vocative حَق (haq) حَقو (haqo)

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          References

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          1. ^ حق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

          Further reading

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          • حق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
          • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “حق”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]