मक़सद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَقْصَد (maqsad), from Arabic مَقْصَد (maqṣad). Compare Bengali মকসদ (mokśod).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məq.səd̪/, [mɐq.sɐd̪], /mək.səd̪/, [mɐk.sɐd̪]

Noun

मक़सद • (maqsad) m (Urdu spelling مقصد)

1. purpose, intention, motive, will

   Synonyms: अभिप्राय (abhiprāy), इरादा (irādā)

   यहाँ हमले करने का मक़सद क्या है?

   yahā̃ hamle karne kā maqsad kyā hai?

   What was the purpose of striking here?

Declension

Declension of मक़सद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मक़सद maqsad	मक़सद maqsad
oblique	मक़सद maqsad	मक़सदों maqsadõ
vocative	मक़सद maqsad	मक़सदो maqsado

Related terms

• मक़सूद (maqsūd, “intended”, adjective)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “maqsad”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press