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==Persian==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|fa|ar|اِتِّفَاقًا‎}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fa-IPA|i|t|t|i|f|ā|q|a|n}}

===Adverb===
{{head|fa|adverb|tr=ettefâqan}}

# [[accidentally]], [[by chance]]
#* {{quote-book|fa|chapter=4:186|year=c. 1260|title={{w|Masnavi|The ''Masnavi''}}|author={{w|Rumi}}|text=خواست دختر را ببیند زیر دست، اتفاقا دختر اندر مکتبست|tr=xâst doxtar-râ be-binad zir-e dast, '''ettefâqan''' doxtar andar maktab-ast|t=She wished to privately meet with the girl, [but] '''as it so happens''' the girl is at the ''[[maktab]]''}}
# [[occasionally]]

====Descendants====
* {{tooltip|borrowed|→}} Hindustani:
*: {{desc|ur|اتفاقاً|tr=ittefāqan}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fa|اتفاق|tr=ettefâq|t=chance, accident}}

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==Urdu==
==Urdu==



Revision as of 10:33, 30 January 2021

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِتِّفَاقًا‎ (ittifāqan).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? i
Dari reading? i
Iranian reading? e
Tajik reading? i

Adverb

اتفاقا (ettefâqan)

  1. accidentally, by chance
    • c. 1260, Rumi, “4:186”, in The Masnavi:
      خواست دختر را ببیند زیر دست، اتفاقا دختر اندر مکتبست
      xâst doxtar-râ be-binad zir-e dast, ettefâqan doxtar andar maktab-ast
      She wished to privately meet with the girl, [but] as it so happens the girl is at the maktab
  2. occasionally

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: اتفاقاً (ittefāqan)

Urdu

Adjective

اتفاقا (ittefāqan)

  1. all of a sudden

Adverb

اتفاقا (ittefāqan)

  1. accidentally, casually, perchance

Preposition

اتفاقا (ittefāqan)

  1. by accident