حلقہ

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلقه (halqa), from Arabic حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.qɑ(ː)/
• Hyphenation: حَل‧قَہ
• Homophone: ہَلْکا (halkā) (kaaf-qaaf merger)

حَلْقَہ • (halqa) m (Hindi spelling हल्क़ा)

1. (politics) electoral district, seat, constituency

   Synonyms: حَلْقَہ اِنْتِخاب (halqa intixāb), زون (zon), عِلاقَہ ('ilāqa), اَنْچَل (ancal)

2. circle
3. ring, hoop
4. boundary

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