اوقات
See also: أوقات
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaw.ˈqaːt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.qɑ́ːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔow.ɢɒ́ːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.qɔ́t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awqāt |
| Dari reading? | awqāt |
| Iranian reading? | owġât |
| Tajik reading? | avqot |
Noun
اوقات • (owqât)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt), the plural of وَقْت (waqt), whence Urdu وقت (vaqt, “time”).
Although this is the formal plural of vaqt, it is generally used as a singular feminine noun with a different sense from "time".
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɔː.qɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
اَوقات • (auqāt) f (Hindi spelling औक़ात)
- means, capacity, ability
- اَپْنی اَوقات میں رَہو!
- apnī auqāt mẽ raho!
- Stay within your place!
- (literally, “own capacity in stay”)
- circumstances, situation
- plural of وَقْت (vaqt): times
Related terms
- بَعْض اَوقات (ba'z auqāt, “from time to time, sometimes”)