Etymology

vakil

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Today it means: A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic]. Full definition →

Urdu وکیل ← Hindi वकील ← Arabic وَكِيل
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vakil · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromوَكِيل“agent”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromवकील
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromوکیل
  4. English todayvakil

Borrowed from Urdu وکیل / Hindi वकील (vakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”).

Vakil · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromوَكِيل
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromवकील“lawyer”
  3. English todayVakil

Borrowed from Hindi वकील (vakīl, “lawyer”), itself from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Words from the same roots

Hindiवकील all →

vakeel

Arabicوَكِيل all →

wakilvakeel

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.