Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian آیت (āyat), itself from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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آیَت (āyatf (formal plural آیات (āyāt), Hindi spelling आयत)

  1. (Islam) verse (of the Qur'an)

Declension

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Declension of آیت
singular plural
direct آیت (āyat) آیتیں (āyatẽ)
oblique آیت (āyat) آیتوں (āyatõ)
vocative آیت (āyat) آیتو (āyato)

References

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  • آیت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • آیت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Urdu آیت (āyat), itself from Classical Persian آیت (āyat), ultimately from Arabic آيَة (ʔāya).

Noun

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آیت (āyat)

  1. verse