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Rekhta

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Etymology

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From Hindustani ریخْتَہ (rexta) / रेख़ता (rextā), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta).

Proper noun

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Rekhta

  1. 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.
  2. (historical, obsolete) The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards.

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References

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  • “Rekhta: Poetry in Mixed Language, The Emergence of Khari Boli Literature in North India”, in Before the Divide: Hindi and Urdu Literary Culture[1] (PDF), Columbia University, 2018 April 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 March 2016

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