हक़

See also: हॉकी

Hindi

Alternative forms

हक़्क़ (haqq), हक (hak), हक्क (hakk)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حق (haq(q)), from Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq). Compare Punjabi ਹੱਕ (hakka) / حَق (ḥaq), Gujarati હક (hak), Marathi हक्क (hakka), Bengali হক (hok).

Noun

हक़ • (haq) m (Urdu spelling حق)

1. right, prerogative, entitlement

   तुम्हारे पास शिकायत करने का हक़ नहीं है।

   tumhāre pās śikāyat karne kā haq nahī̃ hai.

   You do not have the right to complain.

   इस मकान पर मेरा भी हक़ है।

   is makān par merā bhī haq hai.

   I also have a right to this house.

Proper noun

हक़ • (haq) ?

1. a surname, Haque, Hoque, Haq, Huq, or Haqq, from Arabic

Declension

Declension of हक़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हक़ haq	हक़, हक़ूक़ haq, haqūq
oblique	हक़ haq	हक़ों, हक़ूक़ों haqõ, haqūqõ
vocative	हक़ haq	हक़ो, हक़ूक़ो haqo, haqūqo

Synonyms

• अधिकार (adhikār)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.