आफ़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفت (āfat), from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa). Compare Bengali আফত (aphot).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.fət̪/, [äː.fɐt̪], /ɑː.pʰət̪/, [äː.pʰɐt̪]

Noun

आफ़त • (āfat) f (Urdu spelling آفت)

1. affliction, adversity, scourge, distress, misfortune, trouble

   Synonym: कष्ट (kaṣṭ)

2. calamity, disaster

   Synonyms: मुसीबत (musībat), संकट (saṅkaṭ)

Declension

Declension of आफ़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आफ़त āfat	आफ़तें āfatẽ
oblique	आफ़त āfat	आफ़तों āfatõ
vocative	आफ़त āfat	आफ़तो āfato