रक़ीब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رقیب (raqīb), from Arabic رَقِيب (raqīb).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.qiːb/, [ɾɐ.qiːb], /ɾə.kiːb/, [ɾɐ.kiːb]
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

रक़ीब • (raqīb) m (Urdu spelling رقیب)

1. watcher
2. rival, competitor

Declension

Declension of रक़ीब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रक़ीब raqīb	रक़ीब raqīb
oblique	रक़ीब raqīb	रक़ीबों raqībõ
vocative	रक़ीब raqīb	रक़ीबो raqībo