तक़दीर

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian تقدیر (taqdir), from Arabic تَقْدِير (taqdīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪əq.d̪iːɾ/, [t̪ɐq.d̪iːɾ], /t̪ək.d̪iːɾ/, [t̪ɐk.d̪iːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

तक़दीर • (taqdīr) f (Urdu spelling تقدیر)

1. fate, destiny

   Synonyms: क़िस्मत (qismat), भाग्य (bhāgya)

2. predestination
3. (rare) measuring, estimate

Derived terms

• तक़दीरवर (taqdīrvar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तक़दीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press