रुख़सत

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रुख़्सत (ruxsat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رخصت (ruxsat), from Arabic رُخْصَة (ruḵṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊx.sət̪/, [ɾʊx.sɐt̪], /ɾʊkʰ.sət̪/, [ɾʊkʰ.sɐt̪]
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

रुख़सत • (ruxsat) f (Urdu spelling رُخْصَت)

1. permission to leave, departure, discharge, dismissal

   रुख़सत करना ― ruxsat karnā ― to depart someone, to allow for leave or departure, to dismiss

   रुख़सत देना ― ruxsat denā ― to grant leave, to dismiss

   रुख़सत मिलना ― ruxsat milnā ― to obtain leave

2. leave (of absence)

Declension

Declension of रुख़सत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रुख़सत ruxsat	रुख़सतें ruxsatẽ
oblique	रुख़सत ruxsat	रुख़सतों ruxsatõ
vocative	रुख़सत ruxsat	रुख़सतो ruxsato

Derived terms

• रुख़सत करना (ruxsat karnā)
• रुख़सत देना (ruxsat denā)
• रुख़सताना (ruxsatānā)
• रुख़सती (ruxsatī)

 

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “rukhsat”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 866