اوقات

See also: أوقات

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaw.ˈqɑːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.qɑ́ːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.qɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.qɑ́ːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.qɔ́ːt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔow.ɢɒ́ːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.qɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	awqāt
Dari reading?	awqāt
Iranian reading?	owğât
Tajik reading?	avqot

Noun

اوقات • (owqât)

1. plural of وقت: times

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt), the plural of وَقْت (waqt), whence Urdu وقت (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)

1. means, capacity, ability

   اَپْنی اَوْقات میں رَہو!

   apnī avqāt mẽ raho!

   Stay within your place!

   (literally, “your capacity in stay”)

2. circumstances, situation
3. plural of وَقْت (vaqt): times

Related terms

• بَعْض اَوقات (ba'z auqāt, “from time to time, sometimes”)