तलाक़ (talaaq)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'divorce', used in everyday speech mainly inside a small set of fixed verb collocations rather than freely inflected on its own.
Sense 1 : divorce
noun, masculine Almost always appears with देना (denaa, 'to give' -- said of the one initiating it) or लेना/होना (lenaa/honaa, 'to take/happen' -- said of the couple or the event) rather than as a bare standalone subject.
Synonyms: विवाह-विच्छेद (vivaah-vichchhed, formal/legal term)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: तलाक़ (talaaq) carries real social weight in everyday Hindi-Urdu conversation, especially in the phrase तीन तलाक़ (tiin talaaq, 'triple talaq'), which became a major topic in Indian news and politics when the practice of instant unilateral divorce was legally challenged and banned. In casual conversation the word itself is often said with a slightly lowered voice, the way 'divorce' can still carry a hint of gravity in many families here.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to build a verb from तलाक़ (talaaq) directly (like 'तलाक़ना'); there is no such verb -- you must use it with देना (denaa) or होना (honaa), as in तलाक़ देना (talaaq denaa, 'to give a divorce') or तलाक़ होना (talaaq honaa, 'for a divorce to happen/take place'). 2) The nuqta (dot) under the क़ (q) reflects its Arabic-via-Urdu origin; dropping it (तलाक) is common in casual writing but the pronunciation with the harder क़ (q) sound is the standard one.
Sample Sentences:
उन दोनों का तलाक़ हो गया। The two of them got divorced.
(un donon kaa talaaq ho gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह अपने पति से तलाक़ लेना चाहती है। She wants to divorce her husband.
(vah apne pati se talaaq lenaa chaahtii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सरकार ने तीन तलाक़ को गैरकानूनी घोषित कर दिया। The government declared triple talaq illegal.
(sarkaar ne tiin talaaq ko gairkaanoonii ghoshit kar diyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर हालात नहीं सुधरे तो तलाक़ हो जाएगा। If things don't improve, there will be a divorce.
(agar haalaat nahiin sudhre to talaaq ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
काश उनका तलाक़ न हुआ होता। I wish their divorce hadn't happened.
(kaash unkaa talaaq n huaa hotaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
तलाक़ की अर्ज़ी अदालत में दाखिल कर दी गई। The divorce petition was filed in court.
(talaaq kii arzii adaalat men daakhil kar dii gaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
यार, सुना है उसका तलाक़ हो रहा है। Dude, I heard her divorce is happening right now.
(yaar, sunaa hai uskaa talaaq ho rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह इतना बर्दाश्त करती रही, तो तलाक़ ले लेती। If she had kept tolerating this much, she would have taken a divorce.
(agar vah itnaa bardaasht kartii rahii, to talaaq le letii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम सच में तलाक़ लेने की सोच रहे हो? Are you seriously thinking of getting a divorce?
(kyaa tum sach men talaaq lene kii soch rahe ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इतना सोच-समझकर फ़ैसला लो कि बाद में तलाक़ न लेना पड़े। Make this decision so carefully that you don't have to get a divorce later.
(itnaa soch-samajhkar faislaa lo ki baad men talaaq n lenaa pade।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): तलाक़ (talaaq)
(sg.m.oblique): तलाक़ (talaaq)
(pl.m.direct): तलाक़ (talaaq)
(pl.m.oblique): तलाक़ों (talaaqon)