हक़ (haq)
noun
A right or entitlement -- something owed to you legally, morally, or by relationship; also used in the fixed idiom हक़ जताना (haq jataanaa) 'to assert one's claim.' Also spelled हक (without the nuqta), especially in casual writing.
Sense
1
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right, entitlement
noun, masculine Takes पर (par) for the thing the right is over ('मेरा हक़ इस ज़मीन पर है', meraa haq is zamiin par hai, 'I have a right over this land') and का (kaa) for the person/thing it belongs to.
Synonyms: अधिकार (adhikaar), हिस्सा (hissaa, sometimes used for a rightful share)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: हक़ (haq) is the word you hear in everyday disputes over inheritance, chores, or affection alike -- a mother might say बच्चों का हक़ है (bachchon kaa haq hai, 'it is the children's right') about food or love, not just property. It comes from Arabic/Urdu and carries a slightly more emotionally loaded, conversational feel than the more bureaucratic-sounding अधिकार (adhikaar), which you'd see on a government form.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for अधिकार (adhikaar) by default since it is the textbook word, but हक़ (haq) is what people actually say in daily speech and carries a warmer, more personal sense of 'this is rightfully mine/yours' rather than a formal legal register. 2) The idiom हक़ जताना (haq jataanaa, 'to assert a claim/right') is very common in family and relationship contexts and does not translate literally -- it does not mean simply 'to show a right.'
Sample Sentences:
यह मेरा हक़ है, कोई एहसान नहीं।
This is my right, not a favor.
(yah meraa haq hai, koii ehsaan nahiin।)
बच्चों का हक़ है कि उन्हें प्यार मिले।
It is the children's right to receive love.
(bachchon kaa haq hai ki unhen pyaar mile।)
उसने अपनी बहन को उसका हक़ नहीं दिया।
He didn't give his sister her rightful share.
(usne apnii bahan ko uskaa haq nahiin diyaa।)
हर मज़दूर को अपनी मेहनत की कमाई पर हक़ है।
Every laborer has a right to the earnings of his own hard work.
(har mazdoor ko apnii mehnat kii kamaaii par haq hai।)
अपने हक़ के लिए लड़ो, चुप मत बैठो।
Fight for your rights, don't sit quietly.
(apne haq ke lie lado, chup mat baitho।)
अगर मुझे मेरा हक़ मिल जाता, तो मैं इतना परेशान न होता।
If I had gotten my rightful share, I wouldn't have been so troubled.
(agar mujhe meraa haq mil jaataa, to main itnaa pareshaan n hotaa।)
संपत्ति में बेटी का भी उतना ही हक़ होता है जितना बेटे का।
A daughter has as much right to the property as a son does.
(sampatti men betii kaa bhii utnaa hii haq hotaa hai jitnaa bete kaa।)
यह ज़मीन उसके पुरखों का हक़ थी, इसे कोई छीन नहीं सकता था।
This land was his ancestors' rightful claim; no one could snatch it away.
(yah zamiin uske purkhon kaa haq thii, ise koii chhiin nahiin saktaa thaa।)
क्या हिस्सा माँगना मेरा हक़ नहीं है?
Isn't it my right to ask for my share?
(kyaa hissaa maangnaa meraa haq nahiin hai?)
उसका हक़ मार लिया गया, फिर भी वह चुप रहा।
His rightful due was taken away, yet he stayed silent.
(uskaa haq maar liyaa gayaa, phir bhii vah chup rahaa।)
काश हमें हमारा हक़ समय पर मिल जाए।
I wish we could get what is rightfully ours on time.
(kaash hamen hamaaraa haq samay par mil jaae।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
हक़
(haq)
(sg.m.oblique):
हक़
(haq)
(pl.m.direct):
हक़
(haq)
(pl.m.oblique):
हक़ों
(haqon)