Urdu Dictionary

مقطع maqt̤aʻ inf. n., and n. of place, of قطع 'to cut,' c.

A مقطع maqt̤aʻ (inf. n., and n. of place, of قطع 'to cut,' &c.), s.m. Cutting, severing, dividing; amputation; a cut;—interruption, an abrupt breaking off; a place of separation: a pause (in reading verse), a caesura;—the last verse of a poem (in which the writer introduces his nom de plume):—maqt̤aʻ-kā (vulg. maqte-kā) band, Chorus of a song.

مقطع miqt̤aʻ n. of instr. fr. قطع 'to cut'

A مقطع miqt̤aʻ (n. of instr. fr. قطع 'to cut'), s.m. An instrument for cutting; shears (for cutting cloth, or silver, &c.).