फ़ुर्सत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرصت (fursat), from Arabic فُرْصَة (furṣa). Compare Bengali ফুরসত (phurśot), Gujarati ફુરસદ (phursad), Kannada ಪುರುಸತ್ತು (purusattu), Marathi फुरसत (phursat).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fʊɾ.sət̪/, [fʊɾ.sɐt̪], /pʰʊɾ.sət̪/, [pʰʊɾ.sɐt̪]

Noun

फ़ुर्सत • (fursat) f (Urdu spelling فرصت)

1. spare time, leave, respite, reprieve

   Synonym: अवकाश (avkāś)

   मुझे बिलकुल फ़ुर्सत नहीं है।

   mujhe bilkul fursat nahī̃ hai.

   I have no spare time at all.

Declension

Declension of फ़ुर्सत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फ़ुर्सत fursat	फ़ुर्सतें fursatẽ
oblique	फ़ुर्सत fursat	फ़ुर्सतों fursatõ
vocative	फ़ुर्सत fursat	फ़ुर्सतो fursato

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “फ़ुर्सत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.