معرکہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (ma'reke), from Arabic مَعْرَكَة‎ (maʕraka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mə(ʔ).ɾə.kɑ(ː)/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /mə(ʔ).ɾə.kᵊ/

Noun

مَعْرَکَہ • (ma'rakah) m (Hindi spelling मारका)

battle, battlefield, arena
dispute, quarrel

References

“معرکہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“معرکہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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