ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.kət̪/, /t̪ɑː.qət̪/

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت‎)

  1. 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)

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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