ہدایت

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هدایت (hidāyat), taken from Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.d̪ɑː.jət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

ہِدایَت • (hidāyat) f (formal plural ہدایات, Hindi spelling हिदायत)

1. guidance

   Synonym: رہنمائی (rahnumā'ī)

2. instruction

Declension

Declension of ہدایت
	singular	plural
direct	ہدایت (hidāyat)	ہدایتیں (hidāyatẽ)
oblique	ہدایت (hidāyat)	ہدایتوں (hidāyatõ)
vocative	ہدایت (hidāyat)	ہدایتو (hidāyato)

References

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