तैनात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعَيُّنات (taʕayyunāt), plural of تَعَيُّن (taʕayyun), verbal noun of تَعَيَّنَ (taʕayyana, “to be destined, to be appointed”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɛː.nɑːt̪/, [t̪ɛː.näːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Adjective

तैनात • (taināt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تعینات)

1. appointed, chosen for a post

   Synonyms: नियुक्त (niyukt), मुक़र्रर (muqarrar)

2. posted, put on watch

   गार्ड तैनात करना ― gārḍ taināt karnā ― to post a guard

Derived terms

• तैनात करना (taināt karnā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तैनात”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तैनात”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तैनात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press