احتياط

See also: احتیاط

Arabic

Root
ح و ط (ḥ-w-ṭ)

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِحْتَاطَ (iḥtāṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iħ.ti.jaːtˤ/

Noun

اِحْتِيَاط • (iḥtiyāṭ) m

1. verbal noun of اِحْتَاطَ (iḥtāṭa) (form VIII)
2. precaution, caution, carefulness
3. reserve, store, supply, stock, stockpile
4. (military) reserves

Declension

Declension of noun اِحْتِيَاط (iḥtiyāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِحْتِيَاط iḥtiyāṭ	الِاحْتِيَاط al-iḥtiyāṭ	اِحْتِيَاط iḥtiyāṭ
Nominative	اِحْتِيَاطٌ iḥtiyāṭun	الِاحْتِيَاطُ al-iḥtiyāṭu	اِحْتِيَاطُ iḥtiyāṭu
Accusative	اِحْتِيَاطًا iḥtiyāṭan	الِاحْتِيَاطَ al-iḥtiyāṭa	اِحْتِيَاطَ iḥtiyāṭa
Genitive	اِحْتِيَاطٍ iḥtiyāṭin	الِاحْتِيَاطِ al-iḥtiyāṭi	اِحْتِيَاطِ iḥtiyāṭi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ehtiyat
• → Ottoman Turkish: احتیات (ihtiyat)

  > Turkish: ihtiyat (inherited)

• → Persian: احتیاط (ehtiyât)
• → South Levantine Arabic: احتياط (iḥtiyāṭ) (learned)
• → Urdu: احتياط (ihtiyāt)
• → Uyghur: ئېھتىيات (ëhtiyat)
• → Uzbek: ehtiyot

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic اِحْتِيَاط (iḥtiyāṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iħ.ti.jaːtˤ/, [ɪħ.tˤɪˈjɑːtˤ]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

احتياط • (iḥtiyāṭ) m (plural احتياطات (iḥtiyāṭāt))

1. precaution

   خلّينا نعمل نسخة تانية للاحتياط.

   ḵallīna niʕmil nusḵa tānye lil-iḥtiyāṭ

   Let's make a second copy just in case (lit. for the precaution).

   ماما أخدت احتياطها وعملت أكل زيادة بحالة إنّه إجو ناس أكتر.

   māmā ʔaḵdat iḥtiyāṭha w-ʕimlat ʔakl zyāde bi-ḥāle ʔinno ʔiju nās aktar

   Mom took precautions and made extra food in case more people come.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِحْتِيَاط (iḥtiyāṭ).

Noun

احتياط • (ihtiyāt) f

1. prudence
2. precaution, care, caution, wariness