اکنون

Persian

Alternative forms

• کنون (konun)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔak.ˈnuːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäk.núːn]

• (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

Dari	اکنون
Iranian Persian
Tajik	акнун

اکنون • (aknun)

1. now
2. present

Synonyms

• حالا (hâlâ)
• الان (alân)
• نون (nun)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَکْنُون (aknūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ək.nuːn/

Adverb

اَکْنُون • (aknūn) (Hindi spelling उकनून)

1. 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, 2024.