استعداد

Arabic

Noun

اِسْتِعْدَاد • (istiʕdād) m

  1. verbal noun of اِسْتَعَدَّ (istaʕadda) (form X)
  2. preparation

Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِعْدَاد (istiʕdād).

Dari استعداد
Iranian Persian
Tajik истеъдод

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰe̞ʔ.d̪ɑːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰeː.d̪ɑːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰeː.d̪ɔːd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? isti'dāḏ
Dari reading? iste'dād
Iranian reading? este'dâd
Tajik reading? isteʾdod

Noun

استعداد • (este'dâd)

  1. talent, aptitude
    استعداد موسیقیeste'dâd-e musiqitalent for music
    استعداد ذاتیeste'dâd-e zâtinatural talent
  2. natural disposition

Descendants

  • Chagatai: استعداد
    • Uzbek: iste'dod
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: इस्तेदाद (istedād)
    Urdu: اِسْتِعْداد (istedād)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِعْدَاد (istiʕdād).

Noun

اِسْتِعْداد • (istedād) f (Hindi spelling इस्तेदाद)

  1. knack, talent, skill
  2. aptitude
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