taqaza
8 synonyms and 0 antonyms for taqaza, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — In Urdu and Hindi, a demand or pressing request, especially a repeated reminder that a debt or promised duty should now be settled.
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1. noun Urdu/Hindi
In Urdu and Hindi, a demand or pressing request, especially a repeated reminder that a debt or promised duty should now be settled.
“The shopkeeper sent his boy round with a taqaza for last month's bill.”
2. noun Urdu/Hindi
What a situation, age or occasion requires; its natural demand.
“Waqt ka taqaza — 'the demand of the times' — is a common phrase in Urdu speech and journalism.”
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An Urdu and Hindi word; appears in English writing about South Asia and in South Asian English.
Etymology
From Arabic taqāḍī, 'mutual claiming, demanding settlement', from the root q-ḍ-y relating to settling and discharging obligations; it entered Urdu and Hindi through Persian.
Full origin of taqaza →Frequently asked questions
How is 'taqaza' used in everyday Urdu?
Most often about money owed: a taqaza is the reminder a creditor sends when payment is overdue. It is also used more abstractly in phrases such as 'waqt ka taqaza', meaning what the times demand.
What is the difference between taqaza and darkhwast?
A taqaza presses for something already owed or due, so it carries pressure and often repetition. A darkhwast is a polite application or request for something you have no claim to yet.