Where does “واقعی” come from?
واقعی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian واقعی, from Arabic واقعي, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
واقعی (Urdu): real, actual, true, right, proper
Definitions
- real, actual, true, right, proper
Ancestry of “واقعی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | واقعی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | واقعي | real, actual; realistic; positive, positivistic |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |