اکنون

Persian

Alternative forms

کنون‎ (konun)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /akˈnuːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /akˈnuːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ækˈnuːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /akˈnun/

Adverb

Iranian Persian	اکنون
Dari	اکنون
Tajik	акнун (aknun)

اکنون • (aknun)

now
present

Synonyms

حالا‎ (hâlâ)
الان‎ (alân)
نون‎ (nun)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ‎.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ək.nuːn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ək.nuːn/

Adverb

اکنون • (aknūn) (Hindi spelling उकनून)

now

Further reading

“اکنون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“اکنون”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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