ताक़त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طاقت (tāqat, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة (ṭāqa). Compare Gujarati તાકત (tākat), Kannada ತಾಕತ್ತು (tākattu), Marathi ताकद (tākad), Punjabi ਤਾਕਤ (tākat) / طاقت (t̤āqt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.qət̪/, [t̪äː.qɐt̪], /t̪ɑː.kət̪/, [t̪äː.kɐt̪]

Noun

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت)

1. power, strength

   Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), बल (bal), वश (vaś)

   उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।

   uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pās.

   I do not have the strength to rise.

   उसके खिलाफ़ मेरी सारी ताक़त बेकार थी।

   uske khilāf merī sārī tāqat bekār thī.

   All my powers were useless against him.

Declension

Declension of ताक़त (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तें tāqatẽ
oblique	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तों tāqatõ
vocative	ताक़त tāqat	ताक़तो tāqato

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ताक़त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 282.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ताकत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2047
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताक़त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 446
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ताक़त”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.