ارتقا

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِرْتِقَاء (irtiqāʔ), from اِرْتَقَى (irtaqā).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.qɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.qɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔiɾ.t̪ʰi.qɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? irtiqā
Dari reading? irtiqā
Iranian reading? erteġâ
Tajik reading? irtiqo
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Noun

Dari ارتقا
Iranian Persian
Tajik иртиқо

ارتقا • (erteqâ)

  1. promotion, being promoted
  2. ascension
    Synonym: بالاروی (bâlâ-ravi)
    Antonyms: تنزل (tanazzol), پایین‌روی (pâyin-ravi)
  3. upgrade

Derived terms

  • ارتقا دادن (erteqâ dâdan)
  • ارتقا یافتن (erteqâ yâftan)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic اِرْتِقَاء (irtiqāʔ), from اِرْتَقَى (irtaqā), via Persian

Noun

ارتقا • (irteqām

  1. headway, progress, evolution

References

  • ارتقا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • ارتقا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.