हक़ीक़त

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हकीकत (hakīkat)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حقیقت (haqīqat), from Arabic حَقِيقَة (ḥaqīqa). Related to हक़ (haq, “right, entitlement”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.qiː.qət̪/, [ɦɐ.qiː.qɐt̪], /ɦə.kiː.kət̪/, [ɦɐ.kiː.kɐt̪]

Noun

हक़ीक़त • (haqīqat) f (Urdu spelling حقیقت)

1. reality, real life, truth

   Synonyms: वास्तविकता (vāstaviktā), असल (asal), सच (sac), असलियत (asliyat)

   तुम हक़ीक़त नहीं देख पा रहे हो।

   tum haqīqat nahī̃ dekh pā rahe ho.

   You are unable to see the truth.

Declension

Declension of हक़ीक़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हक़ीक़त haqīqat	हक़ीक़तें haqīqatẽ
oblique	हक़ीक़त haqīqat	हक़ीक़तों haqīqatõ
vocative	हक़ीक़त haqīqat	हक़ीक़तो haqīqato

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हक़ीक़त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हक़ीक़त”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हक़ीक़त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1054