قابلیت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قابِلِيّة (qābiliyya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qɑː.βi.li.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.bɪ.li.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.bɪ.li.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑː.bɪ.li.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔː.bi.li.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.be.li.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔ.bi.li.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	qāḇiliyat
Dari reading?	qābiliyat
Iranian reading?	ğâbeliyat
Tajik reading?	qobiliyat

Noun

قابلیت • (qâbeliyat)

1. ability, aptitude

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قابلیت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قابلیت (qābilīyat), from Arabic قابِلِيّة (qābiliyya). Equivalent of قابل (qābil, “able, capable”) +‎ یت (iyyat, “ism, ility”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɑːb.lɪ.jət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: قاب‧لِ‧یَت

Noun

قابْلِیَت • (qābliyat) m (Hindi spelling क़ाब्लियत)

1. ability, capability

References

• “قابلیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قابلیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.