ملاقات
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُلَاقَاة (mulāqāh).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.laː.ˈqaːt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mʊ.lɑː.qɑ́ːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.lɒː.ʁɒ́ːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.lɔ.qɔ́t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mulāqāt |
| Dari reading? | mulāqāt |
| Iranian reading? | molâġât |
| Tajik reading? | muloqot |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | ملاقات |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | мулоқот |
ملاقات • (molâqât) (plural ملاقاتها)
- meeting, appointment, encounter
- ملاقات رسمی ― molâqât-e rasmi ― official meeting
- کی با تو ملاقات میکنیم؟ ― key bâ to molâqât mi-konim? ― When will we meet you?
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 1991:
- کز ملاقات تو بر رستست جانش
- k-az molâqât-e to bar rost-ast jân-eš
- for [it is] through meeting with thee [that] his spirit has grown up in him.
Derived terms
- ملاقات کردن (molâqât kardan)
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مُلَاقَات (mulāqāt), from Arabic مُلَاقَاة (mulāqāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.lɑː.qɑːt̪/
Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
- Hyphenation: مُ‧لا‧قات
Noun
مُلاقات • (mulāqāt) f (Hindi spelling मुलाक़ात)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | مُلاقات (mulāqāt) | مُلاقاتیں (mulāqātẽ) |
| oblique | مُلاقات (mulāqāt) | مُلاقاتوں (mulāqātõ) |
| vocative | مُلاقات (mulāqāt) | مُلاقاتو (mulāqāto) |
Synonyms
- ملاپ (milāp)
- میل (mel)
References
- “ملاقات”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ملاقات”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ملاقات”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.