بھتیجا

ur-noun

بھتیجا • (bhatījā) m (Hindi spelling भतीजा)

/bʱə.t̪iː.d͡ʒɑː/


بھانجا

بھان٘جا • (bhāñjā) m (feminine بھان٘جی (bhāñjī), Hindi spelling भाँजा)

بھان٘جا (canonical)
bhāñjā (romanization)
بھان٘جی (feminine)
भाँजा (Hindi)
بھان٘جا (direct singular)
بھان٘جے (direct plural)
بھان٘جے (oblique singular)
بھان٘جوں (oblique plural)
بھان٘جے (singular vocative)
بھان٘جو (plural vocative)

/bʱɑːn.d͡ʒɑː/

Inherited from Middle Hindi بھانجا (bhanja), from Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀬𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhāyaṇijja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit भागिनेय (bhāginēya).


بیٹا

ur-noun

بیٹا • (beṭā) m (feminine بیٹی (beṭī), Hindi spelling बेटा)

beṭā (romanization)
بیٹی (feminine)
बेटा (Hindi)
بیٹا (direct singular)
بیٹے (direct plural)
بیٹے (oblique singular)
بیٹوں (oblique plural)
بیٹے (singular vocative)
بیٹو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Middle Hindi بیٿا (byṭa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (biṭṭa), from Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, chap”) or a related term. Ultimately, may have been borrowed from Munda.


کشور

کِشْوَر • (kiśvar) m (Hindi spelling किशवर)

کِشْوَر (canonical)
kiśvar (romanization)
किशवर (Hindi)
کشور (direct singular)
کشور (direct plural)
کشور (oblique singular)
کشوروں (oblique plural)
کشور (singular vocative)
کشورو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشور (kišwar, “realm, region; country; kingdom, territory; clime”).
Cognate Pashto کشور (kišwár), Central Kurdish کیشوهر (kîşwer, “continent”), and Sogdian [script needed] (kyšp /kišp/, “country”).


کشور

کْشور (canonical)
kśor (romanization)
क्षौर (Hindi)


بھراتا

ur-noun

بھراتا • (bhrātā) m (Hindi spelling भ्राता)

/bʱɾɑː.t̪ɑː/


دیور

دیوَر • (devar) m (feminine دیوْرَانی (devrānī), Hindi spelling देवर)

دیوَر (canonical)
devar (romanization)
دیوْرَانی (feminine)
देवर (Hindi)
دیوَر (direct singular)
دیوَر (direct plural)
دیوَر (oblique singular)
دیوَروں (oblique plural)
دیوَر (singular vocative)
دیوَرو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwā́
Sanskrit देवृ (devṛ)
Sanskrit देवर (devara)
Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara)
Urdu دیوَر (devar)
Inherited from Middle Hindi دیور (dyvr) (c. 1647), from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀭 (devara), from Sanskrit देवर (devará), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daHiwará-, from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr, with retention of -v- influenced by the Sanskrit term. Far cognate with Russian де́верь (déverʹ) and Lithuanian dieveris.

etymon

دیوَر

ref

“دیور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 374

Platts, John T. (1884) “ديور”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 560

husband's younger brother (brother-in-law)


بھائی

bhāī (romanization)
भाई (Hindi)
بھائی (direct singular)
بھائی (direct plural)
بھائی (oblique singular)
بھائِیوں (oblique plural)
بھائی (singular vocative)
بھائِیو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

inh+

(polite, chiefly women's speech, vocative) any male person


خالو

ur-noun

خَالُو • (xālū) m (feminine خالَہ (xāla), Hindi spelling ख़ालू)

خَالُو (canonical)
xālū (romanization)
خالَہ (feminine)
ख़ालू (Hindi)
خَالُو (direct singular)
خَالُو (direct plural)
خَالُو (oblique singular)
خَالُووں (oblique plural)
خَالُو (singular vocative)
خَالُوو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian خالُو, from Arabic خَال (ḵāl).

خالَہ خالہ#Urdu

husband of mother’s sister (maternal uncle) – masculine of خالَہ (xāla)


مردانہ

ur-adj

مردانہ • (mardānā) (Hindi spelling मर्दाना)

/məɾ.d̪ɑː.nɑː/

Borrowed from Classical Persian مردانه (mardāna).


ماما

māmā (romanization)
मामा (Hindi)
ماما (direct singular)
مامائیں (direct plural)
ماما (oblique singular)
ماماؤں (oblique plural)
ماما (singular vocative)
ماماؤ (plural vocative)

From ماں (mā̃), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


دادا

ur-noun

دادا • (dādā) m (feminine دادی (dādī), Hindi spelling दादा)

dādā (romanization)
دادی (feminine)
दादा (Hindi)
دادا (direct singular)
دادے (direct plural)
دادے (oblique singular)
دادوں (oblique plural)
دادے (singular vocative)
دادو (plural vocative)

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi دادا (dādā)ِ.


والد

والِد • (vālid) m (feminine والدہ, Hindi spelling वालिद)

والِد (canonical)
vālid (romanization)
والدہ (feminine)
वालिद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَالِد (wālid), from Arabic وَالِد (wālid).


خداوند

ur-noun

خُداوَنْد • (xudāvand) m (Hindi spelling ख़ुदावंद)

خُداوَنْد (canonical)
xudāvand (romanization)
ख़ुदावंद (Hindi)
خُداوَنْد (direct singular)
خُداوَنْد (direct plural)
خُداوَنْد (oblique singular)
خُداوَنْدوں (oblique plural)
خُداوَنْد (singular vocative)
خُداوَنْدو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian خداوند (xudāvand).


جیٹھ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha), from Sanskrit ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha). Cognate with Kachchi જેઠ (jeṭh) and Sindhi ڄيٺُ (j̄eṭhu).

Jyeshta; the third month of the Nanakshahi and Hindu calendar


بادشاہ

ur-noun

بَادْشَاہ • (bādśāh) m (feminine مَلِکَہ (malika), Hindi spelling बादशाह)

بَادْشَاہ (canonical)
bādśāh (romanization)
مَلِکَہ (feminine)
बादशाह (Hindi)
بَادْشَاہ (direct singular)
بَادْشَاہ (direct plural)
بَادْشَاہ (oblique singular)
بَادْشَاہوں (oblique plural)
بَادْشَاہ (singular vocative)
بَادْشَاہو (plural vocative)

/bɑːd̪.ʃɑːɦ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian بادشاه (bādšāh), from Arabic بَادْشَاه (bādšāh), from Classical Persian پادشاه (pādišāh). Compare Maithili बादसाह (bādᵊsāh) / 𑒥𑒰𑒠𑒮𑒰𑒯 (bādasāha), Punjabi ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ (bādśāh) / بادْشاہ (bādśāh), Sindhi بادشاهُ / बादशाहु, Gujarati બાદશાહ (bādśāh), Marathi बादशहा (bādaśhā), Bengali বাদশাহ (badośah), Telugu పాదుషా (pāduṣā).

der

Arabic بَادْشَاه (bādšāh)

cog

Sindhi بادشاهُ


منگیتر

ur-noun

مَن٘گیتَر • (maṅgetar) m or f (Hindi spelling मँगेतर)

مَن٘گیتَر (canonical)
maṅgetar (romanization)
मँगेतर (Hindi)
مَن٘گیتَر (direct singular)
مَن٘گیتَر (direct plural)
مَن٘گیتَر (oblique singular)
مَن٘گیتَروں (oblique plural)
مَن٘گیتَر (singular vocative)
مَن٘گیتَرو (plural vocative)
مَن٘گیتَر (direct singular)
مَن٘گیتَریں (direct plural)
مَن٘گیتَر (oblique singular)
مَن٘گیتَروں (oblique plural)
مَن٘گیتَر (singular vocative)
مَن٘گیتَرو (plural vocative)

/məŋ.ɡeː.t̪əɾ/

Inherited from Sanskrit *मार्गयितृ (mārgayitṛ).


کنور

ur-noun

کُن٘وَر • (kũvar) m (Hindi spelling कुँवर)

کُن٘وَر (canonical)
kũvar (romanization)
कुँवर (Hindi)
کنور (direct singular)
کنور (direct plural)
کنور (oblique singular)
کنوروں (oblique plural)
کنور (singular vocative)
کنورو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀭 (kumāra), from Sanskrit कुमार (kumārá). Doublet of کمار (kumār).


نانا

ur-noun

نانا • (nānā) m (feminine نانی (nānī), Hindi spelling नाना)

nānā (romanization)
نانی (feminine)
नाना (Hindi)
نانا (direct singular)
نانے (direct plural)
نانے (oblique singular)
نانوں (oblique plural)
نانے (singular vocative)
نانو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Middle Hindi نانا (nana) (c. 1564), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, “term for an older male relative”), from baby talk.

inh

maternal grandfather
maternal grandfather

(Islam, figuratively) Imam Hussain and (by extension) his grandfather Muhammad.


بھیا

ur-noun

بَھیَّا • (bhayyā) m (Hindi spelling भैया)

بَھیَّا (canonical)
bhayyā (romanization)
भैया (Hindi)
بَھیّا (direct singular)
بَھیّا (direct plural)
بَھیّا (oblique singular)
بَھیّاؤں (oblique plural)
بَھیّا (singular vocative)
بَھیّاؤ (plural vocative)

Diminutive of بھائی (bhā'ī, “brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

term of address for any male older than oneself


سسر

سُسَر • (susar) m (feminine سُسَری (susarī), Hindi spelling सुसर)

سُسَر (canonical)
susar (romanization)
سُسَری (feminine)
सुसर (Hindi)
سُسَر (direct singular)
سُسَر (direct plural)
سُسَر (oblique singular)
سُسَروں (oblique plural)
سُسَر (singular vocative)
سُسَرو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀼𑀭 (susura), from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Doublet of خُسَر (xusar). Cognate with Punjabi سَوہرا (sauhrā), Saraiki سَوہرا (sauhrā), Sindhi سَهُرو (sahuro), Burushaski [script needed] (šūšur), Kalasha [script needed] (išpášur), Khowar اِشپاشُور (išpašúr), Torwali شأژو (šλẓo) and far cognate with Pashto سخر (/sxr/).

cog

Khowar اِشپاشُور (išpašúr)


ماموں

ur-noun

مامُوں • (māmū̃) m (feminine مامی (māmī) or مُمانی (mumānī), Hindi spelling मामूँ)

مامُوں (canonical)
māmū̃ (romanization)
مامی (feminine)
مُمانی (feminine)
मामूँ (Hindi)

From مامُو (māmū), an endearing diminutive of ماما (māmā), from Sanskrit माम (māma), itself Proto-Dravidian *māma.


بالم

بالَم (canonical)
bālam (romanization)
बालम (Hindi)

Inherited from Sanskrit वल्लभतम (vallabhatama). Cognate with Gujarati વાલમ (vālam).


پوتا

ur-noun

پوتا • (potā) m (feminine پوتی (potī), Hindi spelling पोता)

potā (romanization)
پوتی (feminine)
पोता (Hindi)
پوتا (direct singular)
پوتے (direct plural)
پوتے (oblique singular)
پوتوں (oblique plural)
پوتے (singular vocative)
پوتو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Middle Hindi پوتا (pvta), from Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (*pŏttaa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /pottaka/), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).


ناتی

ناتی • (nātī) m (feminine ناتِن (nātin), Hindi spelling नाती)

nātī (romanization)
ناتِن (feminine)
नाती (Hindi)
ناتی (direct singular)
ناتی (direct plural)
ناتی (oblique singular)
ناتِیوں (oblique plural)
ناتی (singular vocative)
ناتِیو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Middle Hindi ناتی (naty /nātī/), from Apabhramsa णत्तिअ (ṇattia), from Old Hindi नांती (nāṃtī /nā̃tī/), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (ṇattia), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (naptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

inh+

Coordinate term: پوتا (potā, “son's son”)


بہنوئی

ur-noun

بَہْنوئِی • (bahnoī) m (Hindi spelling बहनोई)

بَہْنوئِی (canonical)
bahnoī (romanization)
बहनोई (Hindi)
بَہْنوئی (direct singular)
بَہْنوئی (direct plural)
بَہْنوئی (oblique singular)
بَہْنوئِیوں (oblique plural)
بَہْنوئی (singular vocative)
بَہْنوئِیو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀯𑀇 (*bahiṇavaï), from Sanskrit भगिनीपति (bhaginīpati), from भगिनी (bhaginī, “sister”) + पति (páti, “husband”).


بھینا

ur-noun

بِھینا • (bhīnā) m (Hindi spelling भीना)

بِھینا (canonical)
bhīnā (romanization)
भीना (Hindi)
بِھینا (direct singular)
بِھینے (direct plural)
بِھینے (oblique singular)
بِھینوں (oblique plural)
بِھینے (singular vocative)
بِھینو (plural vocative)

بَہْنوئِی بہنوئی#Urdu

Alternative form of بَہْنوئِی (bahnoī, “brother-in-law, sister's husband”)


ہم زلف

ہَم زُلْف • (ham zulf) m (Hindi spelling हम-ज़ुल्फ़)

ہَم زُلْف (canonical)
ham zulf (romanization)
हम-ज़ुल्फ़ (Hindi)
ہَم زُلْف (direct singular)
ہَم زُلْف (direct plural)
ہَم زُلْف (oblique singular)
ہَم زُلْفوں (oblique plural)
ہَم زُلْف (singular vocative)
ہَم زُلْفو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هَم زُلْف (ham zulf). By surface analysis, ہَم (ham) + زُلْف (zulf).

surf

brother-in-law – sister-in-law's husband (husband of wife's sister)