Arabic

Noun

اِنْقِلَاب • ‎(inqilāb) m ‎(plural اِنْقِلَابَات ‎(inqilābāt))

1. coup d'état
2. revolution
3. verbal noun of اِنْقَلَبَ ‎(inqalaba) (form VII)

Declension

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic اِنْقِلاب ‎(inqilāb)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ingiˈlaːb/
  • IPA^(key): [e̞ŋqiˈlaːb] (common pronunciation)

Noun

اِنْقِلاب • ‎(ingilāb) m (plural اِنْقِلابات ‎(ingilābāt))

1. coup d'état
2. revolution

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic اِنْقِلَاب ‎(inqilāb), from اِنْقَلَبَ ‎(inqalaba, “to change, to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)əɴɣeˈlɒːb]

Noun

انقلاب • ‎(enqelâb) ‎(plural انقلابات ‎(enqelâbât) or انقلاب‌ها ‎(enqelâb-hâ))

1. change
2. revolution

   انقلاب اسلامی‎ ― enqelâb-e Eslâmi ― the Islamic revolution of 1979, i.e. the Iranian Revolution

   قبل از انقلاب‎ ― qabl az enqelâb ― before the revolution

   پس از انقلاب‎ ― pas az enqelâb ― after the revolution

Derived terms

• انقلابی ‎(enqelâbi)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian انقلاب, from Arabic اِنْقِلَاب ‎(inqilāb), from اِنْقَلَبَ ‎(inqalaba, “to change, to turn”).

Noun

انقلاب • ‎(inqilāb) m ‎(Hindi spelling इंक़िलाब)

1. change
2. revolution
3. alteration