ताक़तवर

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طاقت‌ور (tāqat-var). By surface analysis, ताक़त (tāqat) +‎ -वर (-var).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.qət̪.ʋəɾ/, , /t̪ɑː.kət̪.ʋəɾ/,

Adjective

ताक़तवर • (tāqatvar) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling طاقَتوَر)

  1. strong, powerful
    Synonyms: शक्त (śakt), बली (balī), बलशाली (balśālī), शक्तिशाली (śaktiśālī), बलवान (balvān), शक्तिमान (śaktimān), ज़ोरदार (zordār), शक्र (śakra)

Noun

ताक़तवर • (tāqatvar) m (Urdu spelling طاقَتوَر)

  1. a strong or powerful person
    • 2007, Pawan Jain, मैं समय हूँ ‎, New Delhi: Radhakrishna Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37, →ISBN:
      लोकतंत्र की इन अँधेरी गलियों में
      आम आदमी सिर्फ़ ठोकरें खा रहा है,
      और ताक़तवरों का दरबार
      पूरी शान से जगमगा रहा है।
      loktantra kī in andherī galiyõ mẽ
      ām ādmī sirf ṭhokarẽ khā rahā hai,
      aur tāqatvarõ kā darbār
      pūrī śān se jagmagā rahā hai.
      In these dark streets of democracy, suffering is the common man; and the royal court of the powerful people, is shining with great grandeur.
    • 2010, Rekha Kastwar, किरदार ज़िन्दा है ‎, New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 97, →ISBN:
      ऐसा क्यों है कि कमज़ोरों की इज़्ज़त मिट्टी में मिलाए बिना ताक़तवरों की इज़्ज़त पाक-साफ़ होना सम्भव नहीं।
      aisā kyõ hai ki kamzorõ kī izzat miṭṭī mẽ milāe binā tāqatvarõ kī izzat pāk-sāf honā sambhav nahī̃.
      Why is it so, that without ruining the honour of the weak people, the powerful people's honour being pure and clean isn't possible.
    • 2020, Arundhati Roy, translated by Reyazul Haq, आज़ादी ‎, New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, →ISBN:
      यह जो भी है, कोविड-19 ने ताक़तवरों को घुटनों पर ला दिया है और दुनिया ठहर गई है।
      yah jo bhī hai, koviḍ-19 ne tāqatvarõ ko ghuṭnõ par lā diyā hai aur duniyā ṭhahar gaī hai.
      Whatever this is, COVID-19 has brought down even powerful people on their knees and the world is on a standstill.

Declension

Declension of ताक़तवर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ताक़तवर
tāqatvar 		ताक़तवर
tāqatvar
oblique ताक़तवर
tāqatvar 		ताक़तवरों
tāqatvarõ
vocative ताक़तवर
tāqatvar 		ताक़तवरो
tāqatvaro

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