اکنون

Persian

Alternative forms

کنون (konun), نون (nun)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔak.ˈnuːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.núːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.núːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.nún]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔækʲ.núːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.nún]

Readings
Classical reading^?	aknūn
Dari reading^?	aknūn
Iranian reading^?	aknun
Tajik reading^?	aknun

Adverb


Iranian Persian	اکنون
Dari	اکنون
Tajik	акнун

اکنون • (aknun)

now
present

Synonyms

حالا (hâlâ)
در حال حاضر (dar hâl-e hâzer)
الان (alân)
ایدر (idar)

Derived terms

هم‌اکنون (ham-aknun)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (aknūn).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ək.nuːn/

Adverb

اَکْنُون • (aknūn) (Hindi spelling उकनून)

now, at this moment, at present

Further reading

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