vakil
/vəˈkiːl/
vakil is the alternative form of vakeel.
Meaning of vakeel
Noun
vakeel (plural vakeels)
- An attorney, lawyer or agent.
- An ambassador.
Proper noun capitalized: Vakil
Vakil (plural Vakils)
- A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].
Forms of vakil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | vakils |
| alternative form | vakeel |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Vakils |
Origin of vakil
Borrowed from Urdu وکیل / Hindi वकील (vakīl), from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl, “agent”).
Borrowed from Hindi वकील (vakīl, “lawyer”), itself from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).
Words that rhyme with vakil
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- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
Questions about vakil
- What does vakil mean?
- Vakil means a surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].
- What is vakil the alternative form of?
- Vakil is the alternative form of vakeel.
- What part of speech is vakil?
- Vakil is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce vakil?
- Vakil is pronounced /vəˈkiːl/.
Words near vakil in the dictionary
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