اقامت

See also: أقامت

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma). Doublet of اقامه (eqâme, “iqama”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔi.qaː.ˈmat/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.qɑː.mát̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.qɑː.mát̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.qɑː.mát̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.qɔː.mát̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.ʁɒː.mǽt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔi.qɔ.mát̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	iqāmat
Dari reading?	iqāmat
Iranian reading?	eġâmat
Tajik reading?	iqomat

Noun

اقامت • (iqāmat / eġâmat) (Tajik spelling иқомат)

1. residence

   Synonyms: بودوباش (bud-o-bâš), باشش (bâšeš)

Derived terms

• اقامت داشتن (eqâmat dâštan, “to reside”)
• اقامتگاه (eqâmat-gâh, “residence, dwelling”)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِقَامَت (iqāmat), from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma).

Noun

اِقامَتَ • (iqāmata) f (Devanagari इक़ामत)

1. (Islam) second to last call to prayer

References

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “اِقامَتَ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 159
• Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “اقامت”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِقَامَت (iqāmat), from Arabic إِقَامَة (ʔiqāma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪ.qɑː.mət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: اِ‧قا‧مَت

Noun

اِقامَت • (iqāmat) f (Hindi spelling इक़ामत)

1. (Islam) second to last call to prayer
2. residence permit, residency

References

• “اقامت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اقامت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.