vakeel

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noun

An attorney, lawyer or agent.

OriginUrdu وَکِیل ← Hindi वकील ← Arabic وَكِيل →
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Meanings

nounvakeel (plural vakeels)

plural vakeels · alternative vakil · alternative obsolete vackeel · alternative obsolete vuckeel

  1. IndiaPakistanAn attorney, lawyer or agent.
  2. IndiaPakistanAn ambassador.

Origin

  1. Arabicوَكِيل“agent”
  2. Hindiवकील
  3. Urduوَکِیل
  4. Englishvakeel

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

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APA

vakeel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vakeel

MLA

“vakeel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vakeel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vakeel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vakeel.

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