Etymology

vakeel

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Today it means: An attorney, lawyer or agent. Full definition →

Urdu وَکِیل ← Hindi वकील ← Arabic وَكِيل
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  1. Arabic · derived fromوَكِيل“agent”
  2. Hindi · derived fromवकील
  3. Urdu · derived fromوَکِیل
  4. English todayvakeel

From Urdu وَکِیل (vakīl) or Hindi वकील (vakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”).

Words from the same roots

Hindiवकील all →

vakil

Arabicوَكِيل all →

vakilwakil

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.