نوبت

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba). Perhaps from Persian نیابه (niyâbe, share).

Pronunciation

Noun

نوبت (nowbat) (plural نوبت‌ها (nowbat-hâ))

  1. turn
    نوبت شماست.
    Nowbat-e šomâst.
    It's your turn.
  2. shift
  3. round
  4. period
  5. intermittence

Derived terms

  • نوبتی (nowbati)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian نوبت (nowbat), from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔː.bət̪/

Noun

نوبت (naubat) f

  1. condition, circumstances, period (favourable for something to happen); a chance
    ہماری جیت کی نوبت اب آ گئی ہے۔
    hamārī jīt kī naubat ab ā gaī hai.
    The conditions favourable for our victory have arrived.
  2. (music) naubat, nobat (instruments played at auspicious times)
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