ਵਕੀਲ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian وکیل (wakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”). Compare Hindustani وكيل / वकील (vakīl).

Noun[edit]

ਵਕੀਲ • (vakīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling وکیل)

  1. lawyer, attorney, advocate
    Synonyms: ਬਸੀਠ (basīṭh), ਅਟਾਰਨੀ (aṭārnī)

Further reading[edit]

  • “ਵਕੀਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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