ابقا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْقَاء (ʔibqāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiβ.ˈqɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.qɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.qɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.qɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔib.qɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeb.ɢɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔib.qɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	iḇqā
Dari reading?	ibqā
Iranian reading?	ebğâ
Tajik reading?	ibqo

Noun

ابقا • (ebqâ)

1. maintaining, retaining (e.g. a position of power)

Derived terms

• ابقا کردن (ebqâ kardan)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ابقا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim