ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طاقت (tāqat, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa). Compare Gujarati તાકત (tākat), Kannada ತಾಕತ್ತು (tākattu), Marathi ताकद (tākad), Punjabi ਤਾਕਤ (tākat) / طاقت (t̤āqt).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.qət̪/, [t̪äː.qɐt̪], /t̪ɑː.kət̪/, [t̪äː.kɐt̪]

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت)

  1. power, strength
    Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), बल (bal), वश (vaś)
    उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।
    uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pās.
    I do not have the strength to rise.
    उसके खिलाफ़ मेरी सारी ताक़त बेकार थी।
    uske khilāf merī sārī tāqat bekār thī.
    All my powers were useless against him.

Declension

Declension of ताक़त (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ताक़त
tāqat 		ताक़तें
tāqatẽ
oblique ताक़त
tāqat 		ताक़तों
tāqatõ
vocative ताक़त
tāqat 		ताक़तो
tāqato

References

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