اوقات
See also: أوقات
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaw.ˈqaːt/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.qɑ́ːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔow.ɢɒ́ːt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäw.qɔ́t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awqāt |
| Dari reading? | awqāt |
| Iranian reading? | owġât |
| Tajik reading? | avqot |
Noun
اوقات • (awqāt / owġât) (Tajik spelling авқот)
- plural of وقت: times
- دَر اُوقاتِ فَراغَت چِه کار میکُنی؟ (Iranian Persian, informal)
- dar owġât-e farâġat če kâr mi-koni?
- What do you do in your free time?
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt), the plural of وَقْت (waqt), whence Urdu وَقْت (vaqt, “time”).
Although this is the formal plural of vaqt, it is generally used as a singular feminine noun with a different sense from "time".
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɔː.qɑːt̪/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt̪
Noun
اَوقات • (auqāt) f (Hindi spelling औक़ात)
- means, capacity, ability
- اَپْنی اَوقات میں رَہو!
- apnī auqāt mẽ raho!
- Stay within your place!
- (literally, “own capacity in stay”)
- circumstances, situation
- plural of وَقْت (vaqt): times
Related terms
- بَعْض اَوقات (ba'z auqāt, “from time to time, sometimes”)