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Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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aknūn
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| Dari reading?
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aknūn
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| Iranian reading?
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aknun
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| Tajik reading?
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aknun
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Adverb
| Dari
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اکنون
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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акнун
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اکنون • (aknun)
- now
- present
Synonyms
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَکْنُون (aknūn).
Pronunciation
Adverb
اَکْنُون • (aknūn) (Hindi spelling उकनून)
- now, at this moment, at present
Further reading
- “اکنون”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “اکنون”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.