"vakeel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vakeels [plural]
Etymology: From Urdu وکیل (vakīl) or Hindi वकील (vakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ur|وکیل|tr=vakīl}} Urdu وکیل (vakīl), {{der|en|hi|वकील}} Hindi वकील (vakīl), {{der|en|ar|وَكِيل||agent}} Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”), {{root|en|ar|و ك ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} vakeel (plural vakeels)
  1. (India, Pakistan) A native attorney, lawyer or agent. Tags: India, Pakistan
    Sense id: en-vakeel-en-noun-CNDJWscI Categories (other): Indian English, Pakistani English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (India, Pakistan) An ambassador. Tags: India, Pakistan
    Sense id: en-vakeel-en-noun-F7CLxw7n Categories (other): Indian English, Pakistani English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vakil Related terms: wakil

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vakeel meaning in English (1.9kB)

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