آہستہ

See also: آهسته

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آهِسْتَه (āhista).

Pronunciation

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

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• Hyphenation: آ‧ہِس‧تَہ

Adjective

آہِسْتَہ • (āhista) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling आहिस्ता)

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

Adverb

آہِسْتَہ • (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)

Related terms

• آہِسْتَہ آہِسْتَہ (āhista āhista, “gradually”)