آہستہ

See also: آهسته

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آهسته (âhista).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɑː.ɦɪs.t̪ɑ(ː)/
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Adjective

آہستہ • (āhista) (Hindi spelling आहिस्ता)

  1. slow
  2. tardy, lazy
  3. soft, gentle
  4. quiet (of sound)

Adverb

آہستہ • (āhista) (Hindi spelling आहिस्ता)

  1. slowly
    گاڑی آہستہ چلائیے ― gāṛī āhista chalāiye ― Drive the car slowly
  2. tardily, lazily
  3. softly, gently
    آہستہ بات کیجیے ― āhista bāt kījiye ― Talk softly
  4. quietly (of sound)
  • آہستہ آہستہ (āhista āhista, “gradually”)
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