औक़ात

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْقَات (ʔawqāt), the plural of وَقْت (waqt), whence Hindi वक़्त (vaqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɔː.qɑːt̪/, [ɔː.qäːt̪], /ɔː.kɑːt̪/, [ɔː.käːt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑːt̪

Noun

औक़ात • (auqāt) f (Urdu spelling اوقات)

1. means, capacity, ability

   अपनी औक़ात में रहो! ― apnī auqāt mẽ raho! ― Stay within your capacity!

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

Declension

Declension of औक़ात (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	औक़ात auqāt	औक़ातें auqātẽ
oblique	औक़ात auqāt	औक़ातों auqātõ
vocative	औक़ात auqāt	औक़ातो auqāto