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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عادت ('ādat), from Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda, “habit, custom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
आदत • (ādat) f (Urdu spelling عادت)
- habit
उसे काम को टाल देने की आदत है।- use kām ko ṭāl dene kī ādat hai.
- He has a habit of putting off work.
धूम्रपान बहुत बुरी आदत है।- dhūmrapān bahut burī ādat hai.
- Smoking is a very bad habit.
Declension
Declension of आदत (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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आदत
ādat
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आदतें
ādatẽ
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| oblique
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आदत
ādat
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आदतों
ādatõ
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| vocative
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आदत
ādat
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आदतो
ādato
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Derived terms
- की आदत करना (kī ādat karnā, “to make a habit of”)
- आदत पड़ना (ādat paṛnā, “to get used to, be acquired”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “आदत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.