आदत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عادت ('ādat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda, “habit, custom”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪ət̪/, [äː.d̪ɐt̪]
Noun
आदत • (ādat) f (Urdu spelling عادت)
- habit
- Synonym: अभ्यास (abhyās)
- उसे काम को टाल देने की आदत है।
- use kām ko ṭāl dene kī ādat hai.
- He has a habit of putting off work.
- धूम्रपान बहुत बुरी आदत है।
- dhūmrapān bahut burī ādat hai.
- Smoking is a very bad habit.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | आदत ādat |
आदतें ādatẽ |
| oblique | आदत ādat |
आदतों ādatõ |
| vocative | आदत ādat |
आदतो ādato |
Derived terms
- की आदत करना (kī ādat karnā, “to make a habit of”)
- आदत पड़ना (ādat paṛnā, “to get used to, be acquired”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आदत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.