तरीक़ा

See also: तेरेको, तुर्की, तैराकी, तारक, तर्कु, तर्क, and तर्का

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طَرِیقَه (tarīqa), Arabic طَرِيقَة (ṭarīqa). Compare Bengali তরিকা (torika), Gujarati તરીકો (tarīko), Punjabi ਤਰੀਕ਼ਾ (tarīqā) / طَرِیقَہ (t̤arīqah).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɾiː.qɑː/, [t̪ɐ.ɾiː.qäː], /t̪ə.ɾiː.kɑː/, [t̪ɐ.ɾiː.käː]

Noun

तरीक़ा • (tarīqā) m (Urdu spelling طریقہ)

1. method

   नया काम करने का तरीक़ा अपनाना चाहिए।

   nayā kām karne kā tarīqā apnānā cāhie.

   You should adopt a new method of working.

2. manner, way

   इस बात करने का तरीक़ा सही नहीं है।

   is bāt karne kā tarīqā sahī nahī̃ hai.

   This manner of talking is not correct.

3. (Sufism) tariqa

Declension

Declension of तरीक़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तरीक़ा tarīqā	तरीक़े tarīqe
oblique	तरीक़े tarīqe	तरीक़ों tarīqõ
vocative	तरीक़े tarīqe	तरीक़ो tarīqo

Synonyms

• ढंग (ḍhaṅg)

Related terms

• तरीक़त (tarīqat)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तरीक़ा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तरीका़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 441