وکالت

See also: وكالت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِكَالَة (wikāla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wi.kɑː.lat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.kʰɑː.lät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɪ.kʰɑː.lät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɪ.kʰɑː.lät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wi.kʰɔː.lät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ve.kʰɒː.læt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vi.kʰɔ.lät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	wikālat
Iranian reading?	vekâlat
Tajik reading?	vikolat

Noun

وِکالَت • (vekâlat)

1. power of attorney; agency
2. lawyerhood; status of being a lawyer

Related terms

• وکیل (vakil, “lawyer”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: वकालत (vakālat)
• → Urdu: وَکالَت (vakālat)
• → Malayalam: വക്കാലത്ത് (vakkālattŭ)