ताक़त
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian طاقت (tâqát, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa).
Pronunciation
Noun
ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت)
- power, strength
- (deprecated template usage) उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।
- uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pās.
- I do not have the strength to rise.
- (deprecated template usage) उसके खिलाफ़ मेरी सारी ताक़त बेकार थी।
- uske khilāf merī sārī tāqat bekār thī.
- All my powers were useless against him.
- Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), बल (bal), वश (vaś)
- (deprecated template usage)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ताक़त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ताक़त”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.