استعداد

Arabic

Root
ع د د (ʕ-d-d)

Etymology

Verbal noun of اِسْتَعَدَّ (istaʕadda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.tiʕ.daːd/

Noun

اِسْتِعْدَاد • (istiʕdād) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِعْدَاد (istiʕdād)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِعْدَاد istiʕdād	الِاسْتِعْدَاد al-istiʕdād	اِسْتِعْدَاد istiʕdād
Nominative	اِسْتِعْدَادٌ istiʕdādun	الِاسْتِعْدَادُ al-istiʕdādu	اِسْتِعْدَادُ istiʕdādu
Accusative	اِسْتِعْدَادًا istiʕdādan	الِاسْتِعْدَادَ al-istiʕdāda	اِسْتِعْدَادَ istiʕdāda
Genitive	اِسْتِعْدَادٍ istiʕdādin	الِاسْتِعْدَادِ al-istiʕdādi	اِسْتِعْدَادِ istiʕdādi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: istedad
• → Ottoman Turkish: استعداد (istidat)
  • Turkish: istidat
• → Persian: استعداد
  • → Tajik: истеъдод (isteʾdod)
  • → Urdu: استعداد
• → Uyghur: ئىستېدات (istëdat)
• → Uzbek: iste'dod

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِعْدَاد (istiʕdād).

Dari	استعداد
Iranian Persian
Tajik	истеъдод

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.tiʔ.dɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰe̞ʔ.d̪ɑːd̪]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰeʔ.d̪ɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰeʔ.d̪ɔd̪]

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

Noun

استعداد • (este'dâd)

1. talent, aptitude

   استعداد موسیقی ― este'dâd-e musiqi ― talent for music

   استعداد ذاتی ― este'dâd-e zâti ― natural 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