Rekhta (early Urdu)

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Rekhta (early Urdu) is an early form of the Urdu language characterized by a rich blend of Persian, Arabic, and local vernacular elements, widely used in classical South Asian poetry.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rekhta 3
Rekhta (early Urdu) canonical 1
Rekhta poetry 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical language variety ⓘ
literary language ⓘ
register of Urdu ⓘ
alternativeName Rekhtah ⓘ
early Urdu ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo modern standard Urdu ⓘ
contrastedWith Hindi (Sanskritised register) ⓘ
culturalContext Indo‑Persian literary culture ⓘ
Mughal court culture ⓘ
developedIn Deccan region ⓘ
Mughal India ⓘ
linked to: Mughal period

North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
hasFeature Sufi mystical vocabulary ⓘ
code‑mixing with Persian ⓘ
courtly style ⓘ
heavy Persian and Arabic vocabulary ⓘ
highly literary register ⓘ
mixture of Persian and local vernacular grammar ⓘ
use of Arabic and Persian metaphors ⓘ
use of Persian poetic conventions ⓘ
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Arabic language ⓘ
Braj Bhasha ⓘ
Hindavi ⓘ
Khari Boli ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
local Indo‑Aryan vernaculars ⓘ
languageFamily Indo‑Aryan languages ⓘ
Indo‑European languages ⓘ
Indo‑Iranian languages ⓘ
partOf Urdu language ⓘ
region Delhi ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Lucknow ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
usedBy Mughal court poets ⓘ
Sufi poets ⓘ
classical Urdu poets ⓘ
usedFor love poetry ⓘ
mystical and devotional poetry ⓘ
usedIn South Asian classical poetry ⓘ
ghazal poetry ⓘ
marsiya poetry ⓘ
nazm poetry ⓘ
qawwali lyrics ⓘ
writingSystem Nastaʿlīq script ⓘ
linked to: Nastaʿlīq

Perso‑Arabic script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asad → usedAlongsideLanguage → Rekhta (early Urdu) ⓘ
Hindustani language → alsoKnownAs → Rekhta ⓘ
linked to: Rekhta (early Urdu)
Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb → associatedLanguage → Rekhta ⓘ
linked to: Rekhta (early Urdu)
South Asian Persianate literature → influenced → Rekhta poetry ⓘ
linked to: Rekhta (early Urdu)
South Asian ghazal tradition → associatedLanguage → Rekhta ⓘ
linked to: Rekhta (early Urdu)