Urdu: plural of آن

[Rosina_V]

Hello! I am struggling with a very difficult Urdu poem and was wondering if someone could help me with the word
آنات
(All apologies for the dreadful font). I would be immensely happy if it turns out as a possible plural of
آن
Thank you so much!

 

[Qureshpor]

Could you please quote a couple of lines of the poem including the word you are enquiring about.

 

[Rosina_V]

With pleasure! The title of the poem is "Vaqt", so that time is really the topic... And here the lines:

وقت آپ ہی اپنی جاں کنی ہے

آنات کی روح کھینچ رہی ہے

یہ ہستی ناصبور کیا ہے

میں کون ہوں، یہ شعور کیا ہے

آنات میں بٹ کہ رہ گیا ہوں

نقطوں میں سمٹ کے رہ گیا ہوں​

 

[Qureshpor]

I have to admit that I have not come across "آنات" as a plural of آن for moment. It does appear to be linked to be the plural of "aan". I shall do a little more digging.

 

[Rosina_V]

I checked 3 different editions of the book, all have " آنات "...

 

[Qureshpor]

I checked 3 different editions of the book, all have " آنات "...

I believe you are right. I could n't find this plural in a couple of Urdu and an Arabic dictionary. However, it is in one of the main Persian dictionaries and it is the plural of the word "aan" (moment).

 

[Rosina_V]

Perfect! Thank you very much! It makes sense in the context.

 

[Gop]

Hello! I am struggling with a very difficult Urdu poem and was wondering if someone could help me with the word
آنات
(All apologies for the dreadful font). I would be immensely happy if it turns out as a possible plural of
آن
Thank you so much!

BTW, what is dreadful about this beautiful font, I wonder.

 

[Alfaaz]

Relevant entry in Urdu Lughat:

آنات

رک : آن (۴) جس کی یہ جمع ہے .

زمانہ منقسم ہے قرن پر اور قرن سال پر اور سال مہنیوں پر اور مہینے ایام پر اور ایام ساعات پر اور ساعات آنات پر .
( ۱۸۷۷ ، عجائب المخلوقات ، ۱۰۳ ).

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