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Liaqat
لیاقتSay it lee-YAA-qat
- Meaning today
- Competence, merit
- Original meaning
- "fitness, suitability; merit, worth; skill, capacity; good judgement" Platts, p. 974
- Say it
- lee-YAA-qat
- Written
- لیاقت
- Other spellings
- Liyaqat, Liaquat, Liyakat
Liaqat
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Liaqat meaning
Liaqat (لیاقت) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).
Fitness, suitability; merit, worth; skill, capacity; good judgement
Also used to mean: competence
Liaqat (لیاقت) is the Urdu liyāqat, an Arabic verbal noun from the root of lāʾiq, "fit, worthy". Platts's Urdu dictionary defines it as fitness or suitability, and also merit or worth, skill, capacity, aptitude and good judgement, as in ḥasb-e liyāqat, "according to merit". A well-known bearer was Liaquat Ali Khan (1895–1951), born in Karnal, who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. Name lists give the meaning as "competence" or "merit", matching the dictionary. Liyaqat and Liaquat are other spellings.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 974 · entry liyāqat (لیاقت) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu dictionary, liyāqat, p. 974 · Wikipedia, Liaquat Ali Khan
Famous namesakes
- Liaquat Ali Khan (1895–1951), first Prime Minister of Pakistan
Spellings
Liaqat · Liyaqat · Liaquat · Liyakat