فٹافٹ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi فَٹافَٹ (faṭāfaṭ) / ਫਟਾਫਟ (phaṭāphaṭ). Phonetic changes of /pʰ/ to /f/ usually do not occur in Urdu (unlike Hindi and Punjabi) onomatopoeic. Related to پھٹ (phaṭ, “bang”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fə.ʈɑː.fəʈ/, /pʰ/
  • Rhymes: -əʈ
  • Hyphenation: فَ‧ٹا‧فَٹ

Adverb

فَٹافَٹ • (faṭāfaṭ) (Hindi spelling फ़टाफ़ट)

  1. immediately, quickly, swiftly, speedily, in no time
    Synonyms: فوراً (fauran), جھٹ پٹ (jhaṭ-paṭ), جلد (jald)

Further reading
  • “فٹافٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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