رکعت

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رکعت (rak'at), ultimately from Arabic رَكْعَة (rakʕa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾək.ʔət̪/, [ɾə.kət̪]
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: رَ‧کَعَت

Noun

رَکْعَت • (rak’at) f (formal plural رکعات, Hindi spelling रकत)

1. (Islam) rak'a, one of two to four cycles of Islamic prayer (salat)

References

• “رکعت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “رکعت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.