ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian طاقت (tâqát, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طاقة (t̤āqa).

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f, Urdu spelling طاقت

1. power, strength

   उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।

   I do not have the strength to rise.

   उसके खिलाफ़ मेरी सारी ताक़त बेकार था।

   All my powers were useless against him.

Synonyms

• शक्ति (śakti)

References

• ताक़त in Bahri, Hardev (1989), Learners' Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: Rajpal & Sons)
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.