اوقات
See also: أوقات
Persian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaw.ˈqaːt/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔow.ɢɒ́ːt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.qɔ́t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awqāt |
| Dari reading? | awqāt |
| Iranian reading? | owġât |
| Tajik reading? | avqot |
Noun
[edit]اوقات • (awqāt / owġât) (Tajik spelling авқот)
- plural of وقت: times
- دَر اُوقاتِ فَراغَت چِه کار میکُنی؟ (Iranian Persian, informal)
- dar owġât-e farâġat če kâr mi-koni?
- What do you do in your free time?
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt), the plural of وَقْت (waqt), whence Urdu وَقْت (vaqt, “time”).
Although this is the formal plural of vaqt, it is generally used as a singular feminine noun with a different sense from "time".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɔː.qɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
[edit]اَوقات • (auqāt) f (Hindi spelling औक़ात)
- means, capacity, ability
- اَپْنی اَوقات میں رَہو!
- apnī auqāt mẽ raho!
- Stay within your place!
- (literally, “own capacity in stay”)
- circumstances, situation
- plural of وَقْت (vaqt): times
Related terms
[edit]- بَعْض اَوقات (ba'z auqāt, “from time to time, sometimes”)