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Rekhta

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Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi रेख़ता (rextā) / Urdu ریخْتَہ (rexta)), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta), past participle of ریخْتَن (rēxtan).

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  1. A style of Hindi-Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary (to a large extent); a mix of Persian and Khariboli.
  2. historical, obsolete The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards.

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name a style of Hindi-Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry

हिन्दीरेख़ता rextā, रेख़्ता rextā

name (historical, obsolete) the Hindustani language

हिन्दीरेख़ता rextā, रेख़्ता rextā
Русскийре́хта rɛ́xta

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@misc{rekhta_2026,
  title = {Rekhta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rekhta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}