ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت‎)

power, strength
उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।
uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pāsa.
I do not have the strength to rise.

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)

Declension

Declension of ताक़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तें tāqatẽ
oblique	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तों tāqatõ
vocative	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तो tāqato

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.

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