ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian طاقت (tâqát, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.qət̪/, [t̪äː.qɐt̪], /t̪ɑː.kət̪/, [t̪äː.kɐt̪]

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت)

1. power, strength

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   उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।

   uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pās.

   I do not have the strength to rise.

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   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)

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.