قواعد

ur-noun

قَوَاعِد • (qavā'id) m pl (Hindi spelling क़वायद)

قَوَاعِد (canonical)
qavā'id (romanization)
क़वायद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida).


یہود

یہود • (yahūd) m pl (Hindi spelling यहूद)


نور

ur-proper noun

نور • (nūr) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling नूर)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نُور (nūr), from Arabic نُور (nūr). Compare Bengali নূর (nur).


تاش

ur-noun

تاش • (tāś) m pl or f pl (Hindi spelling ताश)


اودھی

ur-adj

اَوَدھی • (avadhī) (Hindi spelling अवधी)

اَوَدھی (canonical)
avadhī (romanization)
अवधी (Hindi)

/ə.ʋə.d̪ʱiː/


اودھی

ur-noun

اَوَدھی • (avadhī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling अवधी)

/ə.ʋə.d̪ʱiː/


اودھی

ur-proper noun

اَوَدھی • (avadhī) f (Hindi spelling अवधी)

/ə.ʋə.d̪ʱiː/


جناح

جِناح • (jināh) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling जिनाह)

جِناح (canonical)
jināh (romanization)
जिनाह (Hindi)

a surname, Jinnah, originating as a patronymic, held by the Jinnah Family


موضوعات

ur-noun

مَوضُوعات • (mauzū'āt) m pl (Hindi spelling मौज़ूआत)

مَوضُوعات (canonical)
mauzū'āt (romanization)
मौज़ूआत (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian موضوعات (mawzū'āt), from Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ).

bor

Arabic مَوْضُوع (mawḍūʕ)


گجراتی

ur-adj

گُجْراتی • (gujrātī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling गुजराती)

گُجْراتی (canonical)
gujrātī (romanization)
गुजराती (Hindi)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑː.t̪iː/

suffix

گُجْرات (gujrāt) + ـی (-ī)


گجراتی

ur-noun

گُجْراتی • (gujrātī) f (Hindi spelling गुजराती)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑː.t̪iː/

suffix

گُجْرات (gujrāt) + ـی (-ī)


گجراتی

ur-noun

گُجْراتی • (gujrātī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling गुजराती)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑː.t̪iː/

suffix

گُجْرات (gujrāt) + ـی (-ī)


مناظر

ur-noun

مَناظِر • (manāzir) m pl (Hindi spelling मनाज़िर)

مَناظِر (canonical)
manāzir (romanization)
मनाज़िर (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَنَاظِر (manāzir), from Arabic مَنَاظِر (manāẓir).

bor+

منظر منظر#Urdu


احباب

ur-noun

احباب • (ahbāb) m pl (Hindi spelling अहबाब)

ahbāb (romanization)
अहबाब (Hindi)
احباب (direct singular)
احباب (direct plural)
احباب (oblique singular)
احبابوں (oblique plural)
احباب (singular vocative)
احبابو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْبَاب (ʔaḥbāb), plural of حِبّ (ḥibb) (whence حبیب (habīb)).


ابتدائی حروف

इब्तिदाई हुरूफ़

ابتدائی حروف • (ibtidāī hurūf) m pl (Hindi spelling इब्तिदाई हुरूफ़)

ibtidāī hurūf (romanization)
इब्तिदाई हुरूफ़ (Hindi)


ابصار

ابصار • (absār) f pl (Hindi spelling अब्सार)


ادائیں

ادائیں • (adāẽ) f pl (Hindi spelling अदाएँ)


اسفار

اسفار • (asfār) m pl (Hindi spelling अस्फ़ार)


اسلحہ

اَسْلِحَہ or اَسْلَحَہ • (asliha or aslaha) f pl (Hindi spelling असलिहा)

اَسْلِحَہ (canonical)
اَسْلَحَہ (canonical)
asliha (romanization)
aslaha (romanization)
असलिहा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَسْلِحَه (asliha), from Arabic أَسْلِحَة (ʔasliḥa), plural of سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”).


اطفال

ur-noun

اَطْفال • (atfāl) m pl (Hindi spelling अत्फ़ाल)

اَطْفال (canonical)
atfāl (romanization)
अत्फ़ाल (Hindi)
اَطْفال (direct singular)
اَطْفال (direct plural)
اَطْفال (oblique singular)
اَطْفالوں (oblique plural)
اَطْفال (singular vocative)
اَطْفالو (plural vocative)


بال بچے

بال بَچّے • (bāl bacce) m pl (Hindi spelling बाल-बच्चे)

بال بَچّے (canonical)
bāl bacce (romanization)
बाल-बच्चे (Hindi)

→ Kalasha: بالباچ (balbáč)

Etymology tree
Sanskrit बाल (bāla)bor.
Urdu بَال (bāl)
Proto-Indo-European *wet-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wétos
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás
Proto-Iranian *wacáh
Classical Persian بَچَّه (bačča)bor.
Urdu بَچَّہ (bacca)
Urdu بال بچے
Bahuvrihi compound of بال (bāl, “children”) + بَچّے (bacce, “kids”).

etymon

بَچَّہ>child

compound

(idiomatic) immediate family, parents and their children


نسا

ur-noun

نِسا • (nisā) f (indeclinable, Hindi spelling निसा)

نِسا (canonical)
nisā (romanization)
निसा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نسا (nisā), from Arabic نِسَاء (nisāʔ).


سردیاں

ur-noun

سردیاں • (sardiyā̃) f pl (Hindi spelling सर्दियाँ)

sardiyā̃ (romanization)
सर्दियाँ (Hindi)

/səɾ.d̪ɪ.jɑ̃ː/


افراد

اَفْراد • (afrād) m pl (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अफ़राद)

اَفْراد (canonical)
afrād (romanization)
अफ़राद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian افراد (afrād), plural form of فرد (fard), from Arabic فَرْد (fard, “individual”).


گاؤں

ur-noun

گاؤں • (gāõ) m or m pl (Hindi spelling गाँव)

Inherited from Old Hindi گانوں (gā̃õ) / گاؤں (gāõ) / گانو (gā̃v), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-os, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather together”).


سوغات

ur-noun

سَوغات • (sauġāt) m pl (Hindi spelling सौग़ात)

سَوغات (canonical)
sauġāt (romanization)
सौग़ात (Hindi)
سوغات (direct singular)
سوغات (direct plural)
سوغات (oblique singular)
سوغاتوں (oblique plural)
سوغات (singular vocative)
سوغاتو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوغات (sawğāt).

bor+

اِس کے باوجُود اس کے نغمے سوغاتوں کی طرح سفر کرتے تھے۔

1986, ابو سعید قریشی [Abbu Saeed Qureshi], فیضانِ فیض [Faizan-e-Faiz], Karachi: مکتبۂ اسلوب [maktaba-e-usloob], page 36:

Despite this, his melodies used to travel like souvenirs.

a rarity, souvenir, gift (brought back from travelling)


والدین

ur-noun

والِدَین • (vālidain) m pl (Hindi spelling वालिदैन)

والِدَین (canonical)
vālidain (romanization)
वालिदैन (Hindi)

/ʋɑː.lɪ.d̪ɛːn/

/ʋɑːl.d̪ɛːn/

Borrowed from Classical Persian والدین (vālidayn), itself from Arabic وَالِدَيْن (wālidayn).


ضمنی انتخابات

ur-noun

ضِمْنی اِنْتِخابات

ضِمْنی اِنْتِخابات • (zimnī intixābāt) m pl (Hindi spelling ज़िम्नी अिंतिख़ाबात)

ضِمْنی اِنْتِخابات (canonical)
zimnī intixābāt (romanization)
ज़िम्नी अिंतिख़ाबात (Hindi)


متحدہ عرب امارات

مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات

مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات • (muttahida 'arab imārāt) m pl (Hindi spelling मुत्तहिदा अरब इमारात)

مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات (canonical)
muttahida 'arab imārāt (romanization)
मुत्तहिदा अरब इमारात (Hindi)

/mʊt̪.t̪ə.ɦɪ.d̪ɑː ə.ɾəb ɪ.mɑː.ɾɑːt̪/

Calque of Arabic الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَّة الْمُتَّحِدَة (al-ʔimārāt al-ʕarabiyya l-muttaḥida).

calque

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

United Arab Emirates (a country in Asia).

قِبْرِص فِلِسْطِین اِسْرائِیل لِبْنان یَمَن عُمان مُتَّحِدَہ عَرَب اِمارات قَطَر بَحْرِین کُوَیت


جزائر انڈمان و نکوبار

ur-proper noun

جَزائِرِ انْڈمان و نِکوبار

जज़ाइर-ए-अंडमान-ओ-निकोबार

جَزائِرِ انْڈمان و نِکوبار • (jazāir-e-anḍamān-o-nikobār) m pl (Hindi spelling जज़ाइर-ए-अंडमान-ओ-निकोबार)

جَزائِرِ انْڈمان و نِکوبار (canonical)
jazāir-e-anḍamān-o-nikobār (romanization)
जज़ाइर-ए-अंडमान-ओ-निकोबार (Hindi)

/d͡ʒə.zɑː.ɪɾ eː ən.ɖə.mɑːn oː nɪ.koː.bɑːɾ/

Calque of Hindi अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह (aṇḍamān aur nikobār dvīpsamūh)

calque

अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands#English

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (a union territory of India; capital: Port Blair)

en-جزائر_انڈمان_و_نکوبار-ur-name-J4Cdj2oi


قبلتین

ur-proper noun

قِبْلَتَین • (qiblatain) m pl (Hindi spelling क़िब्लतैन)

قِبْلَتَین (canonical)
qiblatain (romanization)
क़िब्लतैन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبلتین (qiblatayn), itself from Arabic قِبْلَتَيْن (qiblatayn).

bor+

(Islam) the Two Qiblas (Mecca and Jerusalem)


دہلوی

ur-proper noun

دِہْلَوی • (dihlavī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling देहलवी)

دِہْلَوی (canonical)
dihlavī (romanization)
देहलवी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دِهْلَوِی (dihlawī)۔ By surface analysis, دِہْلی (dihlī, “Delhi”) + ـی (-ī).

surf

a surname transferred from the place name


ریاست ہائے متحدہ

ur-proper noun

رِیاسَت ہائے مُتَّحِدَہ

رِیاسَت ہائے مُتَّحِدَہ • (riyāsat hāe muttahida) m pl (Hindi spelling रियासत हाए मुत्तहिदा)

رِیاسَت ہائے مُتَّحِدَہ (canonical)
riyāsat hāe muttahida (romanization)
रियासत हाए मुत्तहिदा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Persian ریاستها (riyâsat-hâ) (Urdu ریاستہا (riyāsat-hā)) + Borrowed from Persian مُتَّحِدَہ (mottahede) (Urdu مُتَّحِدَہ (muttahida))

bor+

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


رانجھا

ur-prop

ران٘جھا • (rāñjhā) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling रांझा or राँझा)

ران٘جھا (canonical)
rāñjhā (romanization)
रांझा (Hindi)
राँझा (Hindi)

/ɾɑːn.d͡ʒʱɑː/

Borrowed from Punjabi ران٘جھا (rāṉjhā) / ਰਾਂਝਾ (rāñjhā).

a surname, Ranjha, from Punjabi, of Ranjha usage

Coordinate term: ہِیر (hīr)

(fiction) Ranjha (the hero of the folk tragedy Heer Ranjha.)


رانجھا

ur-noun

ران٘جھا • (rāñjhā) m (Hindi spelling रांझा or राँझा)

ران٘جھا (canonical)
rāñjhā (romanization)
रांझा (Hindi)
राँझा (Hindi)
ران٘جھا (direct singular)
ران٘جھے (direct plural)
ران٘جھے (oblique singular)
ران٘جھوں (oblique plural)
ران٘جھے (singular vocative)
ران٘جھو (plural vocative)

/ɾɑːn.d͡ʒʱɑː/

(figurative, by extension) beloved, lover


نجبا

نُجَبا • (nujabā) m pl (Hindi spelling नुजबा)

نُجَبا (canonical)
nujabā (romanization)
नुजबा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic نُجَبَاء (nujabāʔ).

the noble; the excellent, etc.; nobles; heroes


پوروج

پوروج • (pūrvaj) m (Hindi spelling पूर्वज)

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्वज (pūrvaja).


راجستھانی

ur-proper noun

راجَسْتھانِی

راجَسْتھانِی • (rājasthānī) f (Hindi spelling राजस्थानी)

راجَسْتھانِی (canonical)
rājasthānī (romanization)
राजस्थानी (Hindi)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒəs.t̪ʰɑː.niː/

af

راجَسْتھان (rājasthān) + ـِی (-ī)


انبیا

ur-noun

اَن٘بِیا • (ambiyā) m pl (Hindi spelling अंबिया)

اَن٘بِیا (canonical)
ambiyā (romanization)
अंबिया (Hindi)

اَن٘بِیاء انبیاء#Urdu


کاٹھیاواڑی

ur-adj

کاٹھیاواڑی • (kāṭhyāvāṛī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling काठियावाड़ी)

kāṭhyāvāṛī (romanization)
काठियावाड़ी (Hindi)

/kɑːʈʰ.jɑː.ʋɑː.ɽiː/

کا‧ٹھ‧یا‧وا‧ڑی

From کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī).

suffix

کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī)


کاٹھیاواڑی

ur-noun

کاٹھیاواڑی • (kāṭhyāvāṛī) f (Hindi spelling काठियावाड़ी)

/kɑːʈʰ.jɑː.ʋɑː.ɽiː/

کا‧ٹھ‧یا‧وا‧ڑی

From کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī).

suffix

کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī)


کاٹھیاواڑی

ur-noun

کاٹھیاواڑی • (kāṭhyāvāṛī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling काठियावाड़ी)

/kɑːʈʰ.jɑː.ʋɑː.ɽiː/

کا‧ٹھ‧یا‧وا‧ڑی

From کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī).

suffix

کاٹْھیاواڑ (kāṭhyāvāṛ) + ـی (-ī)


طرزیات

ur-noun

طَرْزِیات • (tarziyāt) f pl (Hindi spelling तर्ज़ियात)

طَرْزِیات (canonical)
tarziyāt (romanization)
तर्ज़ियात (Hindi)
طرزیات (direct singular)
طرزیات (direct plural)
طرزیات (oblique singular)
طرزیاتوں (oblique plural)
طرزیات (singular vocative)
طرزیاتو (plural vocative)

From طَرْز (tarz, “style”) + ـِیات (-iyāt).


گاندھی

ur-proper noun

گان٘دھی • (gāndhī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling गांधी)

گان٘دھی (canonical)
gāndhī (romanization)
गांधी (Hindi)

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀅 (gaṃdhia), from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika).

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāndhika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 221

a surname, Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


گاندھی

ur-noun

گان٘دھی • (gāndhī) m (Hindi spelling गांधी)

گان٘دھی (canonical)
gāndhī (romanization)
गांधी (Hindi)
گان٘دھی (direct singular)
گان٘دھی (direct plural)
گان٘دھی (oblique singular)
گان٘دھِیوں (oblique plural)
گان٘دھی (singular vocative)
گان٘دھِیو (plural vocative)

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/


لکھنوی

لَکْھنَوی • (lakhnavī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling लखनवी)

لَکْھنَوی (canonical)
lakhnavī (romanization)
लखनवी (Hindi)

لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū) + ـی (-ī)

suf

لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū) + ـی (-ī)

a person from or an inhabitant of Lucknow