ارتقا

Persian

Alternative forms

• ارتقاء (erteqâ') (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِرْتِقَاء (irtiqāʔ), from اِرْتَقَى (irtaqā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.ti.ˈqɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.qɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.qɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɾ.t̪ʰɪ.qɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.t̪ʰi.qɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɹ.t̪ʰe.ʁɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiɾ.t̪ʰi.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	irtiqā
Dari reading?	irtiqā
Iranian reading?	erteğâ
Tajik reading?	irtiqo

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	ارتقا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	иртиқо

ارتقا • (erteqâ)

1. promotion, being promoted
2. ascension

   Synonym: بالاروی (bâlâ-ravi)

   Antonyms: تنزل (tanazzol), پایین‌روی (pâyin-ravi)

3. upgrade

Derived terms

• ارتقا دادن (erteqâ dâdan)
• ارتقا یافتن (erteqâ yâftan)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic اِرْتِقَاء (irtiqāʔ), from اِرْتَقَى (irtaqā), via Persian

Noun

ارتقا • (irteqā) m

1. headway, progress, evolution

References

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