ناپاک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناپاک (nāpāk). Equivalent to ناـ (nā-, “not, un-, in-”) +‎ پاک (pāk, “clean, pure”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.pɑːk/
• Rhymes: -ɑːk

Adjective

ناپاک • (nāpāk) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नापाक)

1. unclean, impure

   Antonym: پاک (pāk)

Derived terms

• ناپاکی (nāpākī, “uncleanliness, impurity”)

References

• “ناپاک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.