ताक़त

Borrowed from Persian طاقت‎ (tâqát, “stamina, endurance”), from Arabic طَاقَة‎ (ṭāqa).

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.kət̪/, /t̪ɑː.qət̪/

ताक़त • (tāqat) f (Urdu spelling طاقت‎)

1. power, strength

   उठने की ताक़त नहीं है मेरे पास।

   uṭhne kī tāqat nahī̃ hai mere pāsa.

   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.

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

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ताक़त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ताक़त”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.