مسجد

ur-noun

مَسْجِد • (masjid) f (formal plural مَساجِد (masājid), Hindi spelling मस्जिद)

مَسْجِد (canonical)
masjid (romanization)
مَساجِد (formal plural)
मस्जिद (Hindi)
مَسْجِد (direct singular)
مَسْجِدیں (direct plural)
مَسْجِد (oblique singular)
مَسْجِدوں (oblique plural)
مَسْجِد (singular vocative)
مَسْجِدو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Arabic س ج د (s j d)
Arabic سَجَدَ (sajada)
Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid)bor.
Classical Persian مَسْجِد (masjid)bor.
Urdu مَسْجِد (masjid)Borrowed from Classical Persian مَسْجِد (masjid), borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from سَجَدَ (sajada), from س ج د (s j d). First attested in c. 1609 as Middle Hindi مسجد (msjd /masjid/).

etymon

مَسْجِد

ref

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

جَامِع مَسْجِد

a central; congregational (Jamia) mosque

اس عبادت گاہ کو بنی اسرائیل مسجد بھی کہا جاتا تھا۔

2019 May 16, شاہ ولی اللہ [Shah Wali-ul-llah], “کراچی میں مقیم یہودیوں کی تاریخ [karācī meṉ maqīm yahūdioṉ kī tārīx]”, in روزنامہ جنگ [Daily Jang], Karachi:

This place of worship also used to be known as the Bene Israel synagogue.


اردو

ur-proper noun

اُرْدُو • (urdū) f (Hindi spelling उर्दू)

اُرْدُو (canonical)
urdū (romanization)
उर्दू (Hindi)

Shortened from اردوئے معلی (urdū-e mu’allá), from Middle Hindi زبان اردوئے معلی (zubān-i urdū-e mu’allá), borrowed from Classical Persian زُبَانِ اُرْدُویِ مُعَلّیٰ (zubān-i urdū-yi mu'allā, “language of the royal camp”).

inh

زبان اردوئے معلی

bor+

زُبَانِ اُرْدُویِ مُعَلّیٰ


فارسی

ur-noun

فارْسِی • (fārsī) f (Hindi spelling फ़ारसी)

فارْسِی (canonical)
fārsī (romanization)
फ़ारसी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارْسِی (fārsī), from Arabic فَارِسِي (fārisī), from Early New Persian پَارْسِی (pārsī, “Persian”).


رمضان

ur-proper noun

رَمَضان • (ramazān) m (Hindi spelling रमज़ान)

رَمَضان (canonical)
ramazān (romanization)
रमज़ान (Hindi)

desc

→ Kannada: ರಮ್ಜಾನ್ (ramjān), ರಂಜಾನ್ (rañjān)

→ Malayalam: റംസാൻ (ṟaṁsāṉ)

→ Tamil: ரம்சான் (ramcāṉ), ரம்ஜான் (ramjāṉ)

→ Telugu: రమ్జాన్ (ramjān), రంజాన్ (rañjān)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazān, ramzān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).

bor+

a male given name, Ramzan or Ramazan, from Arabic


ترکی

ur-noun

تُرْکِی • (turkī) f (Hindi spelling तुर्की)

تُرْکِی (canonical)
turkī (romanization)
तुर्की (Hindi)

ur:ترکی زبان

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترکی (turkī). By surface analysis, ترک (turk) + ـی (-ī).

ترکی بہ ترکی”)

turkī ba-turkī, to answer insolence with insolence, to give tit for tat”

insolence for insolence, etc.; tit for tat; a Rowland for an Oliver (e.g. جواب ترکی بہ ترکی دینا (jawāb turkī ba-turkī denā,

ترکی تمام ہونا

one's pride or haughtiness to come to an end; to be humbled or abased; to be undone or ruined; to be all over (with)


انگریزی

ur-adj

اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)

اَن٘گْریزی (canonical)
aṅgrezī (romanization)
अंग्रेज़ी (Hindi)

/ə̃ŋ.ɡɾeː.ziː/

From اَن٘گْریز (aṅgrez, “English or British people”) + ـی (-ī)

suffix

اَن٘گْریزی اَدَب
aṅgrezī adab
English literature

English; of or relating to the English language or English people


انگریزی

ur-noun

اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) f (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)

/ə̃ŋ.ɡɾeː.ziː/

وہ فَرْفَر اَن٘گْریزی بولْتا ہے۔
vo farfar aṅgrezī boltā he.
He speaks fluent English.
(literally, “He speaks English fluently.”)


یونانی

یُونانی • (yūnānī) f (Hindi spelling यूनानी)

یُونانی (canonical)
yūnānī (romanization)
यूनानी (Hindi)


ہندوستانی

ur-adj

ہِنْدُوسْتانی

हिन्दुस्तानी

ہِنْدُوسْتانی • (hindūstānī) (Hindi spelling हिन्दुस्तानी)

ہِنْدُوسْتانی (canonical)
hindūstānī (romanization)
हिन्दुस्तानी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوستانی (hindūstānī).


ہندوستانی

ur-noun

ہِنْدُوسْتانی

हिन्दुस्तानी

ہِنْدُوسْتانی • (hindūstānī) m or f (Hindi spelling हिन्दुस्तानी)


ہندوستانی

ہِنْدُوسْتانی

हिन्दुस्तानी

ہِنْدُوسْتانی • (hindūstānī) f (Hindi spelling हिन्दुस्तानी)


انگریز

اَن٘گْریز • (aṅgrez) m or f (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़)

اَن٘گْریز (canonical)
aṅgrez (romanization)
अंग्रेज़ (Hindi)
اَن٘گْریز (direct singular)
اَن٘گْریز (direct plural)
اَن٘گْریز (oblique singular)
اَن٘گْریزوں (oblique plural)
اَن٘گْریز (singular vocative)
اَن٘گْریزو (plural vocative)
اَن٘گْریز (direct singular)
اَن٘گْریزیں (direct plural)
اَن٘گْریز (oblique singular)
اَن٘گْریزوں (oblique plural)
اَن٘گْریز (singular vocative)
اَن٘گْریزو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *angliz
Old English Engle
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Old English Englisċder.
Portuguese inglêsbor.
Urdu اَن٘گْریز (aṅgrez)
Borrowed from Portuguese inglês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ.

etymon

اَن٘گْریز


انگریز

ur-adj

اَن٘گْریز • (aṅgrez) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़)

اَن٘گْریز (canonical)
aṅgrez (romanization)
अंग्रेज़ (Hindi)

etymon

اَن٘گْریز


گنیش

a male given name, Ganesh, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


چینی

ur-noun

چِینِی • (cīnī) m or f (Hindi spelling चीनी)

چِینِی (canonical)
cīnī (romanization)
चीनी (Hindi)
چِینی (direct singular)
چِینی (direct plural)
چِینی (oblique singular)
چِینِیوں (oblique plural)
چِینی (singular vocative)
چِینِیو (plural vocative)
چِینی (direct singular)
چِینِیاں (direct plural)
چِینی (oblique singular)
چِینِیوں (oblique plural)
چِینی (singular vocative)
چِینِیو (plural vocative)


چینی

چِینِی (canonical)
cīnī (romanization)
चीनी (Hindi)


سوری

سُورِی (canonical)
sūrī (romanization)
सूरी (Hindi)


سوری

سُورِی • (sūrī) m or f (Hindi spelling सूरी)

سُورِی (canonical)
sūrī (romanization)
सूरी (Hindi)
سُوری (direct singular)
سُوری (direct plural)
سُوری (oblique singular)
سُورِیوں (oblique plural)
سُوری (singular vocative)
سُورِیو (plural vocative)
سُوری (direct singular)
سُورِیاں (direct plural)
سُوری (oblique singular)
سُورِیوں (oblique plural)
سُوری (singular vocative)
سُورِیو (plural vocative)


محمد

ur-proper noun

مُحَمَّد • (muhammad) m (Hindi spelling मुहम्मद)

مُحَمَّد (canonical)
muhammad (romanization)
मुहम्मद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحَمَّد (muhammad), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).

bor+

a male given name from Arabic: Muhammad, Mohammed


نوید

ur-proper noun

نَوِید or نَوید • (navīd or naved) m (Hindi spelling नवीद)

نَوِید (canonical)
نَوید (canonical)
navīd (romanization)
naved (romanization)
नवीद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوید (nawēd, nuwēd).

bor+

a male given name from Persian, Navid, Naveed, Naved


اندر

ur-proper noun

اِنْدْر • (indr) m (Hindi spelling इंद्र)

اِنْدْر (canonical)
indr (romanization)
इंद्र (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra). Compare Punjabi اندر (iṇdar), Kalasha اِن (in), Kamkata-viri ایںدر (ī˜drʻ), and Prasuni اِندر (indr).

lbor

a male given name, Indar or Indra, from Sanskrit, of Sikh and Hindu usage


امید

ur-proper noun

اُمِّید • (ummīd) m (Hindi spelling उम्मीद)

اُمِّید (canonical)
ummīd (romanization)
उम्मीद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian امید (umēd, umīd, ummēd, ummīd).


شکتی

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti)

lbor

a female given name, Shakti, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage.


شیخ

From Classical Persian شیخ (šēx), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).

a male caste surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Sheikh


مراٹھی

ur-noun

مراٹھی • (marāṭhī) f (Hindi spelling मराठी)

/mə.ɾɑː.ʈʰiː/

مجھے معلوم نہیں تھا کی تم مراٹھی بول سکتے ہو۔

I didn't know that you can speak Marathi.

mujhe mālūm nahī̃ thā ki tum marāṭhī bol sakte ho.


ایرانی

ur-adj

اِیرانِی • (īrānī) (Hindi spelling ईरानी)

اِیرانِی (canonical)
īrānī (romanization)
ईरानी (Hindi)


ایرانی

ur-noun

اِیرانِی • (īrānī) m or f (Hindi spelling ईरानी)

اِیرانِی (canonical)
īrānī (romanization)
ईरानी (Hindi)
اِیرانی (direct singular)
اِیرانی (direct plural)
اِیرانی (oblique singular)
اِیرانِیوں (oblique plural)
اِیرانی (singular vocative)
اِیرانِیو (plural vocative)
اِیرانی (direct singular)
اِیرانِیاں (direct plural)
اِیرانی (oblique singular)
اِیرانِیوں (oblique plural)
اِیرانی (singular vocative)
اِیرانِیو (plural vocative)


گرجا

گِرْجا • (girjā) m (Hindi spelling गिरजा)

گِرْجا (canonical)
girjā (romanization)
गिरजा (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
Portuguese igrejabor.
Urdu گرجا
Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia. Doublet of کلیسیا (kalīsiyā).


علی

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).


عربی

ur-proper noun

عَرَبی or عَرْبی • ('arabī or 'arbī) f (Hindi spelling अरबी)

عَرَبی (canonical)
عَرْبی (canonical)
'arabī (romanization)
'arbī (romanization)
अरबी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy).


عیسی

عِیسیٰ (canonical)
ʻīsā (romanization)
ईसा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِیسَیٰ (īsā), borrowed from Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā).

etymon

a male given name, Isa, from Arabic, of Muslim usage


ساحل

ur-proper noun

ساحِل • (sāhil) f (Hindi spelling साहिल)

ساحِل (canonical)
sāhil (romanization)
साहिल (Hindi)


عبری

Borrowed from Classical Persian عبری ('ibrī), from Arabic عِبْرِيّ (ʕibriyy).


پگوڈا

ur-noun

پگوڈا • (pagoḍā) m (Hindi spelling पगोडा)


عبرانی

ur-proper noun

عِبْرانی • ('ibrānī) m (Hindi spelling इब्रानी)

عِبْرانی (canonical)
'ibrānī (romanization)
इब्रानी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عبرانی ('ibrānī), from Arabic عِبْرِيّ (ʕibriyy), ultimately from Hebrew עִבְרִי ('ivrí, ʿiḇrī).


مندر

ur-noun

مَنْدِر • (mandir) m (Hindi spelling मंदिर)

مَنْدِر (canonical)
mandir (romanization)
मंदिर (Hindi)
مندر (direct singular)
مندر (direct plural)
مندر (oblique singular)
مندروں (oblique plural)
مندر (singular vocative)
مندرو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्दिर (mandira).

(loosely, polytheism) temple, place or house of worship


بت خانہ

بت خانہ • (but-xānā) m (Hindi spelling बुत-ख़ाना)

but-xānā (romanization)
बुत-ख़ाना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بتخانه (but-xāna), from بت (but, “idol”) + خانه (xāna, “house”).


سامی

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

der+

سامِیَہ سامیہ#Urdu

a male given name, Sami, from Arabic, feminine equivalent سامِیَہ (sāmiya)


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).


شبنم

ur-proper noun

شَبْنَم • (śabnam) f (Hindi spelling शबनम)

شَبْنَم (canonical)
śabnam (romanization)
शबनम (Hindi)
شَبْنَم (direct singular)
شَبْنَمیں (direct plural)
شَبْنَم (oblique singular)
شَبْنَموں (oblique plural)
شَبْنَم (singular vocative)
شَبْنَمو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَبْنَم (šabnam). By surface analysis, شَب (śab, “night”) + نَم (nam, “moisture”).

surf

a female given name, Shabnam, from Persian


دعا

دُعا (canonical)
du'ā (romanization)
दुआ (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Arabic دَعَا (daʕā)
Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ)bor.
Classical Persian دُعَا (du'ā)bor.
Urdu دُعَا (du'ā)Borrowed from Classical Persian دُعَا (du'ā), borrowed from Arabic دُعَاء (duʕāʔ), from دَعَا (daʕā). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi دعا (du'ā)ِ,

etymon

دُعَا

ref

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


روسی

رُوسِی (canonical)
rūsī (romanization)
रूसी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian روسی (rūsī); equivalent to روس (rūs, “Russia”) + ـی (-ī)


عزیز

ur-proper noun

عَزِیز • (azīz) m (Hindi spelling अज़ीज़)

عَزِیز (canonical)
azīz (romanization)
अज़ीज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عزیز ('azīz), from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz). First attested as Old Hindi आजीज (ājīja).


پنجابی

ur-proper noun

پَنْجابی • (panjābī) f (Hindi spelling पंजाबी)

پَنْجابی (canonical)
panjābī (romanization)
पंजाबी (Hindi)

* (Standard Urdu) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /pən.d͡ʒɑː.biː/
*
 Audio (Pakistan): (file)
* Rhymes: -iː


عمر

عُمَر (canonical)
’umar (romanization)
उमर (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عمر ('umr), taken from Arabic عُمْر (ʕumr).


پشتو

ur-proper noun

پَشْتو • (paśto) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पश्तो)

پَشْتو (canonical)
paśto (romanization)
पश्तो (Hindi)

Borrowed from Pashto پښتو (paẍto), likely influenced by Persian پشتو (paštu).


نوح

نُوح (canonical)
nūh (romanization)
नूह (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نوح (nūḥ), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ).


آشا

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Doublet of آس (ās).

a female given name, Asha, from Sanskrit, of Hindu or Indian usage


مصری

ur-adj

مِصْرِی • (misrī) (Hindi spelling मिसरी)

مِصْرِی (canonical)
misrī (romanization)
मिसरी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy). By surface analysis, مصر (misr) + ـی (-ī).


مصری

ur-noun

مِصْرِی • (misrī) m or f (Hindi spelling मिसरी)

مِصْرِی (canonical)
misrī (romanization)
मिसरी (Hindi)
مِصْری (direct singular)
مِصْری (direct plural)
مِصْری (oblique singular)
مِصْرِیوں (oblique plural)
مِصْری (singular vocative)
مِصْرِیو (plural vocative)
مِصْری (direct singular)
مِصْرِیاں (direct plural)
مِصْری (oblique singular)
مِصْرِیوں (oblique plural)
مِصْری (singular vocative)
مِصْرِیو (plural vocative)


موسی

مُوسیٰ (canonical)
mūsā (romanization)
मूसा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), from Biblical Hebrew.


مریم

ur-proper noun

مَرْیَم • (maryam) f (Hindi spelling मरियम)

مَرْیَم (canonical)
maryam (romanization)
मरियम (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مریم (maryam), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam).


کرشن

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of کنھیا (kanhaiyā, inherited) and کشن (kiśan, semi-learned borrowing).

doublet

a male given name, Krishna, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


سرسوتی

ur-prop

سَرَسْوَتی or سرسوتی • (sarasvatī or sarsūtī) f (Hindi spelling सरस्वती or सरसूती)

سَرَسْوَتی (canonical)
سرسوتی (canonical)
sarasvatī (romanization)
sarsūtī (romanization)
सरस्वती (Hindi)
सरसूती (Hindi)
سَرَسْوَتی (direct singular)
سَرَسْوَتی (oblique singular)
سَرَسْوَتی (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सरस्वती (sarasvatī). Doublet of سرسائی (sarsā'ī).

lbor

a female given name, Sarasvati, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


کائنات

ur-proper noun

کائِنات • (kāināt) f (Hindi spelling काइनात)

کائِنات (canonical)
kāināt (romanization)
काइनात (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کائنات (kâ'inât), itself Arabic كَائِنَات (kāʔināt), the plural form of كَائِن (kāʔin).

bor

Arabic كَائِنَات (kāʔināt)


سنسکرت

ur-proper noun

سنسکرت • (sanskrit) f (Hindi spelling संस्कृत)

sanskrit (romanization)
संस्कृत (Hindi)
سنسکرت (direct singular)
سنسکرتیں (direct plural)
سنسکرت (oblique singular)
سنسکرتوں (oblique plural)
سنسکرت (singular vocative)
سنسکرتو (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛtá).


اودھی

ur-proper noun

اَوَدھی • (avadhī) f (Hindi spelling अवधी)

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

/ə.ʋə.d̪ʱiː/


محسن

مُحْسِن • (muhsin) m (Hindi spelling मोहसिन)

مُحْسِن (canonical)
muhsin (romanization)
मोहसिन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُحْسِن (muhsin), from Arabic مُحْسِن (muḥsin).


جاپانی

ur-noun

جاپانی • (jāpānī) f (Hindi spelling जापानी)


ہندی

ہِنْدی (canonical)
hindī (romanization)
हिंदी (Hindi)

(linguistics) native, inherited in the Urdu language, as opposed to a borrowing.


ہندی

ur-proper noun

ہِنْدی • (hindī) f (Hindi spelling हिंदी)

Modern Standard Hindi: a khariboli based tongue which happens to be standardized and Sanskritized version of the Hindustani language.

(linguistics) All the lects in the Hindi Belt, which also includes lects that do not belong to the Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages.

(obsolete) A dialect spoken in Delhi, now known as Urdu.


لوط

لُوط (canonical)
lūṭ (romanization)
लूत (Hindi)


بشیر

a male given name from Arabic. Bashir, Basheer


پاکستانی

ur-noun

پاکِسْتانی • (pākistānī) m or f (Hindi spelling पाकिस्तानी)

پاکِسْتانی (canonical)
pākistānī (romanization)
पाकिस्तानी (Hindi)
پاکِستانی (direct singular)
پاکِستانی (direct plural)
پاکِستانی (oblique singular)
پاکِستانِیوں (oblique plural)
پاکِستانی (singular vocative)
پاکِستانِیو (plural vocative)
پاکِستانی (direct singular)
پاکِستانِیاں (direct plural)
پاکِستانی (oblique singular)
پاکِستانِیوں (oblique plural)
پاکِستانی (singular vocative)
پاکِستانِیو (plural vocative)

ur-decl-noun

پاکِستانِیوں

پاکِستانِیاں

پاکِستانِیوں

From پاکِسْتان (pākistān, “Pakistan”) + ـی (-ī).


تمنا

ur-proper noun

تَمَنَّا • (tamannā) f (Hindi spelling तमन्ना)

تَمَنَّا (canonical)
tamannā (romanization)
तमन्ना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَنَّا (tamannā), from Arabic تَمَنَّى (tamannā).


فراز

ur-proper noun

فَراز • (farāz) m (Hindi spelling फ़राज़)

فَراز (canonical)
farāz (romanization)
फ़राज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian فراز (farāz, “height; tall”), from Middle Persian.


لکشمی

ur-proper noun

لکشمی • (lakśmī) f (Hindi spelling लक्ष्मी)

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).

a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage.


اسفندیار

اسفندیار • (isfandiyār) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़ंदियार)

isfandiyār (romanization)
इस्फ़ंदियार (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسفندیار (isfandiyār).


افغان

ur-noun

اَفْغان • (afġān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ान)

اَفْغان (canonical)
afġān (romanization)
अफ़्ग़ान (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afğān).

bor+

(historical) Pashtun (a person of Pashtun ethnicity)


پرتگالی

ur-proper noun

پرتگالی • (purtgālī) f (Hindi spelling पुर्तगाली)

purtgālī (romanization)
पुर्तगाली (Hindi)


سرائیکی

سرائیکی • (sarā'īkī) f (Hindi spelling सराइकी)


حسین

حُسَین • (husain) m (Hindi spelling हुसैन)

حُسَین (canonical)
husain (romanization)
हुसैन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).

bor+

a male given name, Hussain or Husain, from Arabic


وسنت

ur-proper noun

وَسَنْت • (vasant) m (Hindi spelling वसंत)

وَسَنْت (canonical)
vasant (romanization)
वसंत (Hindi)
وَسَنْت (direct singular)
وَسَنْت (direct plural)
وَسَنْت (oblique singular)
وَسَنْتوں (oblique plural)
وَسَنْت (singular vocative)
وَسَنْتو (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá). Doublet of بَہار (bahār) and بَسَنْت (basant).


بسنت

ur-proper noun

بَسَنْت • (basant) m (Hindi spelling बसंत)

بَسَنْت (canonical)
basant (romanization)
बसंत (Hindi)
بَسَنْت (direct singular)
بَسَنْت (direct plural)
بَسَنْت (oblique singular)
بَسَنْتوں (oblique plural)
بَسَنْت (singular vocative)
بَسَنْتو (plural vocative)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वसन्त (vasantá). First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi بسنت (bsnt /basant/). Doublet of بَہار (bahār) and وَسَنْت (vasant).

ref

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

doublet

a male given name, Basant, of Hindu or Indian usage


جاوید

ur-proper noun

جاوید • (jāved) m (Hindi spelling जावेद)

/d͡ʒɑː.ʋeːd̪/

/d͡ʒɑː.ʋiːd̪/

From Classical Persian جاوید (jāwēd, “eternal”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (yʾwyt' /jāwēd/, “eternal”).

der

a male given name, Javed or Jawed, from Persian


سکندر

ur-proper noun

سکندر • (sikandar) m (Hindi spelling सिकंदर)

pl:Agnieszka Kuczkiewicz-Fraś
pl:Księgarnia Akademicka

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar, “Alexander The Great”), from Middle Persian swkndl (sikandar), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi سکندر (skndr /sikandar/).

ref

Kuczkiewicz-Fraś, Agnieszka (2008) “sikandar”, in Perso-Arabic Loanwords in Hindustani, Part 1 Dictionary, Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka, →ISBN, page 778.

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

سِکَنْدَری

glory and splendor like Alexander's, pretaining to Alexander the Great

سَدِ سِکَنْدَر

wall of Alexander, a wall created by Alexander the Great to defend earth from Gog and Magog

سِکَنْدَر نِژاد

(poetically, metaphorically) of the race of Alexander the Great, Alexander-like, brave

a male given name, Sikandar, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander


احمد

ur-proper noun

اَحْمَد • (aḥmad) m (Hindi spelling अहमद)

اَحْمَد (canonical)
aḥmad (romanization)
अहमद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad), from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).

bor+

a male given name, Ahmed or Ahmad, from Arabic


سلیمان

ur-proper noun

سُلَیمان • (sulaimān) m (Hindi spelling सुलेमान)

سُلَیمان (canonical)
sulaimān (romanization)
सुलेमान (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سلیمان (soleymân), from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

bor+

a male given name, Suleman or Sulaiman, from Arabic


یوسف

ur-proper noun

يُوسُف • (yūsuf) m (Hindi spelling यूसुफ़)

يُوسُف (canonical)
yūsuf (romanization)
यूसुफ़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian یُوسُف (yūsuf), from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf).


اسماعیل

ur-proper noun

اِسْماعِیل • (ismā‘īl) m (Hindi spelling इसमाईल)

اِسْماعِیل (canonical)
ismā‘īl (romanization)
इसमाईल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اسماعیل (ismā'īl), from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

der

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)


عمران

ur-proper noun

عِمْرَان • ('imrān) m (Hindi spelling इमरान)

عِمْرَان (canonical)
'imrān (romanization)
इमरान (Hindi)

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Imran


صالح

صالِح • (sālih) m (Hindi spelling सालिह)

صالِح (canonical)
sālih (romanization)
सालिह (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَالِح (sālih), from Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ).


طلعت

ur-proper noun

طَلْعَت • (tal'at) m (Hindi spelling तलत)

طَلْعَت (canonical)
tal'at (romanization)
तलत (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian طلعت (tal'at), from Arabic طَلْعَة (ṭalʕa).


ایوب

ur-proper noun

اَیُّوب • (ayyūb) m (Hindi spelling अय्यूब)

اَیُّوب (canonical)
ayyūb (romanization)
अय्यूब (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَیُّوب (ayyūb), from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).


معبد

مَعْبَد معبد#Persian

مَعْبَد معبد#Arabic

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَعْبَد (ma'bad), from Arabic مَعْبَد (maʕbad).


معبد

ur-noun

مَعْبَد • (ma'bad) m (formal plural مَعَابِد (ma'ābid), Hindi spelling माबद)

مَعْبَد (canonical)
ma'bad (romanization)
مَعَابِد (formal plural)
माबद (Hindi)
مَعْبَد (direct singular)
مَعْبَد (direct plural)
مَعْبَد (oblique singular)
مَعْبَدوں (oblique plural)
مَعْبَد (singular vocative)
مَعْبَدو (plural vocative)

بھگوان ہوتا تو اس معبد کے اندر ہوتا، دہلیز پر نہ بیٹھا کرتا۔

1990, اَشْفاق اَحْمَد [aśfāq ahmad], قِلْعَہ کَہَانی [qil'a kahānī], Lahore, →OCLC, page 26:

If there was a god, he would have been inside this temple, not lingering at the entrance.


پولس

ur-proper noun

پَولُس • (paulus) m (Hindi spelling पौलुस)

پَولُس (canonical)
paulus (romanization)
पौलुस (Hindi)

From Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.

a male given name from Ancient Greek, Paul


شہلا

شَہْلا • (śahlā) f (Hindi spelling शहला)

شَہْلا (canonical)
śahlā (romanization)
शहला (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal).

a female given name, Shahla, from Arabic


گرجا گھر

ur-noun

گِرْجا گھَر • (girjā ghar) m (Hindi spelling गिर्जा घर)

گِرْجا گھَر (canonical)
girjā ghar (romanization)
गिर्जा घर (Hindi)

(Christianity, place of worship) a church building


وشنو

ur-proper noun

وشنو • (viśnū) m (Hindi spelling विष्णु)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विष्णु (Víṣṇu).

lbor

a male given name, Vishnu, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


پاروتی

ur-proper noun

پاروتی • (pārvatī or pārūtī) f (Hindi spelling पार्वती)

pārvatī (romanization)
pārūtī (romanization)
पार्वती (Hindi)

/pɑːɾ.ʋə.t̪iː/

Borrowed from Sanskrit पार्वती (pārvatī).

bor+

a female given name, Parvati, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


رام

From Sanskrit राम (rāma). Cognate to Bengali রাম (ram), Punjabi رام (rām)/ਰਾਮ (rām), Marathi राम (rām), Nepali राम (rām).

a male given name, Ram, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


یوحنا

ur-proper noun

یوحنا • (yūhannā) m (Hindi spelling यूहन्ना)

Borrowed from Classical Persian یوحنا (yūhannā), from Arabic يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā), from Aramaic יוחנן (yoḥanan).

der

Arabic يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā)


آریامن

ur-proper noun

آرْیَامَن • (āryāman) m (Hindi spelling आर्यमन)

آرْیَامَن (canonical)
āryāman (romanization)
आर्यमन (Hindi)
آریامن (direct singular)
آریامن (direct plural)
آریامن (oblique singular)
آریامنوں (oblique plural)
آریامن (singular vocative)
آریامنو (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्यमन् (aryamán), with influence from آرْیَہ (ārya, “noble”). Compare Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬥 (aⁱriiaman).

lbor

a male given name, Aryaman, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


امیتابھ

ur-proper noun

امیتابھ • (amitābh) m (Hindi spelling अमिताभ)

a male given name, equivalent to English Amitabh


باہوبلی

باہوبلی • (bāhubalī) m (Hindi spelling बाहुबली)

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहुबली (bāhubalī).

bor+

a male given name, equivalent to English Bahubali


شائستہ

ur-noun

شائستہ • (śāistā) m or f

Borrowed from Classical Persian شایسته (šāyista).


ریختہ

ur-proper noun

ریخْتَہ • (rexta) m (Hindi spelling रेख़ता or रेख़्ता)

ریخْتَہ (canonical)
rexta (romanization)
रेख़ता (Hindi)
रेख़्ता (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta), form of ریخْتَن (rēxtan).

bor+

ريختہ کے تُم ہی اُستاد نہیں ہو غالِبؔ
کہتے ہیں اگلے زمانے میں کوئی مِیرؔ بھی تھا
rexta ke tumhī̃ ustād nahī̃ ho ġālib

Ghalib, you are not the only master of poetry in Rekhta
It is said that there was Mir too in the past

kahte ha͠i agle zamāne mẽ koī mīr bhī thā

Rekhta (A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli)


بہاؤالدین

ur-proper noun

بہاؤالدین • (bahā'uddīn) m (Hindi spelling बहाउद्दीन)

bahā'uddīn (romanization)
बहाउद्दीन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic بَهَاءُ الدِّين (bahāʔu d-dīn, literally “beauty of faith”).

bor+

بَهَاءُ الدِّين


اسحاق

ur-proper noun

اِسْحاق • (ishāq) m (Hindi spelling इसहाक़)

اِسْحاق (canonical)
ishāq (romanization)
इसहाक़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْحَاق (ishāq), borrowed from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק.

etymon

إِسْحَاق إسحاق#Arabic

יצחק יצחק#Hebrew

a male given name, Ishaq, from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq) [in turn from Hebrew יצחק], equivalent to English Isaac


تیمور

ur-proper noun

تَیمُور • (taimūr) m (Hindi spelling तैमूर)

تَیمُور (canonical)
taimūr (romanization)
तैमूर (Hindi)

Either through Classical Persian تَیمور (taymur) or directly from Chagatai تیمور (temür, literally “iron”) by way of the Chagatai heritage of the Mughal Empire elite.
Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).

bor

a male given name, Taimur or Taimoor, meaning “strong, steel”


نغمہ

ur-proper noun

نَغْمَہ • (naġma) f (Hindi spelling नग़मा)

نَغْمَہ (canonical)
naġma (romanization)
नग़मा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نغمه (nağma), itself from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma).


عابد

ur-proper noun

عابِد • ('ābid) m (feminine عابِدَہ ('ābida), Hindi spelling आबिद)

عابِد (canonical)
'ābid (romanization)
عابِدَہ (feminine)
आबिद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عابد ('ābid), itself from Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid).


شنتانو

ur-proper noun

شَنْتَانُو • (śantanu) m (Hindi spelling शंतनु)

شَنْتَانُو (canonical)
śantanu (romanization)
शंतनु (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu). Compare Persian شانتانو (šântânu).

lbor

a male given name, Shantanu, from Sanskrit


قومی زبان

ur-noun

قَومِی زُبَان

قَومِی زُبَان • (qaumī zubān) m (Hindi spelling क़ौमी ज़ुबान)

قَومِی زُبَان (canonical)
qaumī zubān (romanization)
क़ौमी ज़ुबान (Hindi)

From قومی (qaumī, “national”) + زبان (zubān, “language”).

compound

ur:قومی زبان


ارجن

ur-proper noun

اَرْجُن • (arjun) m (Hindi spelling अर्जुन)

اَرْجُن (canonical)
arjun (romanization)
अर्जुन (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्जुन (árjuna).


ارجن

ur-proper noun

اَرْجَن • (arjan) m (Hindi spelling अर्जन)

اَرْجَن (canonical)
arjan (romanization)
अर्जन (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्जन (arjana).


ابھیشیک

ur-proper noun

اَبِھیشیک • (abhīśek) m (Hindi spelling अभिषेक)

اَبِھیشیک (canonical)
abhīśek (romanization)
अभिषेक (Hindi)

ابھشیک ابھشیک#Urdu

Alternative spelling of ابھشیک: a male given name, Abhishek, from Sanskrit


ابھشیک

اَبِھشیک • (abhiśek) m (Hindi spelling अभिषेक)

اَبِھشیک (canonical)
abhiśek (romanization)
अभिषेक (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिषेक (abhiṣeká).

lbor

a male given name, Abhishek, from Sanskrit


رخسار

ur-proper noun

رُخْسار • (ruxsār) f (Hindi spelling रुख़सार)

رُخْسار (canonical)
ruxsār (romanization)
रुख़सार (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رخسار (ruxsār).

bor+

a female given name, Rukhsar, from Persian


پٹھان

ur-proper noun

پَٹھان • (paṭhān) m (Hindi spelling पठान)

پَٹھان (canonical)
paṭhān (romanization)
पठान (Hindi)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Compare Pashto پښتانه.

ref

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452

cog

Pashto پښتانه


کرشمہ

ur-proper noun

کَرِشْمَہ • (kariśma) f (Hindi spelling करिश्मा)

کَرِشْمَہ (canonical)
kariśma (romanization)
करिश्मा (Hindi)

/kə.ɾɪʃ.mɑː/

Borrowed from Classical Persian کرشمه (kirišma).

bor+

a female given name, Karishma, from Persian


بنگالی

ur-proper noun

بنگالی • (bangālī) f (Hindi spelling बंगाली)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī), from بنگاله (bangāla, “Bengal”).


سامیہ

ur-proper noun

سامِیَہ • (sāmiya) f (Hindi spelling सामिया)

سامِیَہ (canonical)
sāmiya (romanization)
सामिया (Hindi)

Derived from Arabic سَامِيَة (sāmiya), feminine singular of سَامٍ (sāmin).

سامی سامی#Urdu

a female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent سامی (sāmī)


عبد اللہ

عبد اللہ • (abd-ullāh) m (Hindi spelling अब्दुल्लाह)

abd-ullāh (romanization)
अब्दुल्लाह (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد اللَّٰه (ʕabd allāh).

bor+

عَبْد اللَّٰه

a male given name, Abdullah, from Arabic, meaning “slave of God, servant of God”


اللہ قلی

ur-proper noun

अल्लाह क़ुली

اَللٰہ قُلی • (allāh qulī) m (Hindi spelling अल्लाह क़ुली)

اَللٰہ قُلی (canonical)
allāh qulī (romanization)
अल्लाह क़ुली (Hindi)

From Chagatai اللهقلی (literally “slave of God”); compare Azerbaijani Allahqulu, Turkish Allahkulu.


شاہ قلی

ur-proper noun

شاہ قُلی • (śāh qulī) m (Hindi spelling शाह क़ुली)

شاہ قُلی (canonical)
śāh qulī (romanization)
शाह क़ुली (Hindi)

/ʃɑːɦ qʊ.liː/

From Chagatai شاهقلی (literally “slave of the Shah”); compare Azerbaijani Şahqulu, Turkish Şahkulu.


محمد قلی

ur-proper noun

مُحَمَّد قُلی

مُحَمَّد قُلی • (muhammad qulī) m (Hindi spelling मुहम्मद क़ुली)

مُحَمَّد قُلی (canonical)
muhammad qulī (romanization)
मुहम्मद क़ुली (Hindi)

From Chagatai محمدقلی (literally “slave of Muhammad”); compare Azerbaijani Məhəmmədqulu, Turkish Muhammedkulu.


مہدی قلی

ur-proper noun

مَہدی قُلی • (mahdī qulī) m (Hindi spelling महदी क़ुली)

مَہدی قُلی (canonical)
mahdī qulī (romanization)
महदी क़ुली (Hindi)

From Chagatai مهدیقلی (literally “slave of the Mahdi”); compare Azerbaijani Məhdiqulu, Turkish Mehdikulu.


علی قلی

ur-proper noun

عَلی قُلی • ('alī qulī) m (Hindi spelling अली क़ुली)

عَلی قُلی (canonical)
'alī qulī (romanization)
अली क़ुली (Hindi)

From Chagatai علیقلی (literally “slave of [Imam] Ali”); compare Azerbaijani Əliqulu, Turkish Alikulu.


طوبی

طُوبیٰ (canonical)
tūbā (romanization)
तूबा (Hindi)


محیی الدین

ur-proper noun

محیی الدین • (muhyī-d-dīn) m (Hindi spelling मुहयीद्दीन)

muhyī-d-dīn (romanization)
मुहयीद्दीन (Hindi)

Ultimately derived from Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “Renewer of the Faith”).

uder

مُحْيِي الدِّين


یون

یَوَن (canonical)
yavan (romanization)
यवन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Sanskrit यवन (yavana), itself from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/). Doublet of یونان (yūnān) and جون (javan).

doublet

(by extension) Greek, person from Greece


ادریس

ur-proper noun

اِدْرِیس • (idrīs) m (Hindi spelling इद्रीस)

اِدْرِیس (canonical)
idrīs (romanization)
इद्रीस (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian ادریس (idrīs), from Arabic إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs).

bor+

a male given name, Idris or Idrees, from Arabic


شفیق

ur-proper noun

شَفِیق • (śafīq) m (Hindi spelling शफ़ीक़)

شَفِیق (canonical)
śafīq (romanization)
शफ़ीक़ (Hindi)


یعقوب

یَعْقُوب • (ya'qūb) m (Hindi spelling याक़ूब)

یَعْقُوب (canonical)
ya'qūb (romanization)
याक़ूब (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יעקב.

يَعْقُوب يعقوب#Arabic

יעקב יעקב#Hebrew

a male given name from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb) [in turn from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ, in turn from Hebrew יעקב]


ایشیائی

ur-adj

ایشِیائی • (eśiyāī) (Hindi spelling एशियाई)

ایشِیائی (canonical)
eśiyāī (romanization)
एशियाई (Hindi)

ایشیا (eśyā) + ـی (-ī).

suf

ایشیا (eśyā) + ـی (-ī)

Meronyms: جنوبی ایشیائی (jnobī eśyāī), شمالی ایشیائی (śmālī eśyāī), مشرقی ایشیائی, مغربی ایشیائی


ابراہیم

ur-proper noun

اِبْراہِیم • (ibrāhīm) m (Hindi spelling इब्राहीम)

اِبْراہِیم (canonical)
ibrāhīm (romanization)
इब्राहीम (Hindi)

اِبْ‧را‧ہِیم

Etymology tree
Hebrew אַבְרָהָםbor.
Aramaic אברהםbor.
Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)bor.
Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm)bor.
Urdu اِبْراہِیم (ibrāhīm)
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِبْرَاهِیم (ibrāhīm), from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm). First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi ابراهیم (abrahym /ibrāhīm/).

etymon

اِبْراہِیم

der

Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)

ref

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

inh

اِبْراہِیم لودھی

إِبْرَاهِيم إبراهيم#Arabic

אברהם אברהם#Hebrew

a male given name from Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm) [in turn from Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܗܡ, in turn from Hebrew אברהם]


مغربی ایشیائی

ur-adj

مَغْرِبی ایشِیائی

مَغْرِبی ایشِیائی • (maġribī eśiyāī) (Hindi spelling मग़्रिबी एशियाई)

مَغْرِبی ایشِیائی (canonical)
maġribī eśiyāī (romanization)
मग़्रिबी एशियाई (Hindi)

Holonym: ایشیائی (eśyāī)


جنوبی ایشیائی

جَنُوبی ایشِیائی

جَنُوبی ایشِیائی • (janūbī eśiyāī) (Hindi spelling जनूबी एशियाई)

جَنُوبی ایشِیائی (canonical)
janūbī eśiyāī (romanization)
जनूबी एशियाई (Hindi)

Holonym: ایشیائی (eśyāī)


مشرقی ایشیائی

مَشْرِقی ایشِیائی

مَشْرِقی ایشِیائی • (maśriqī eśiyāī) (Hindi spelling मश्रिक़ी एशियाई)

مَشْرِقی ایشِیائی (canonical)
maśriqī eśiyāī (romanization)
मश्रिक़ी एशियाई (Hindi)

Holonym: ایشیائی (eśyāī)


الیاس

ur-proper noun

اِلْیاس • (ilyās) m (Hindi spelling इल्यास)

اِلْیاس (canonical)
ilyās (romanization)
इल्यास (Hindi)

Borrowed from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās), from Hebrew אליהו.

إِلْيَاس إلياس#Arabic

אליהו אליהו#Hebrew

a male given name, Ilyas, from Arabic إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) [in turn from Hebrew אליהו]


بلغاری

ur-noun

بُلْغارِی • (bulġārī) f (Hindi spelling बुल्ग़ारी)

بُلْغارِی (canonical)
bulġārī (romanization)
बुल्ग़ारी (Hindi)


ہسپانی

ur-proper noun

ہَسْپانی • (haspānī) f (Hindi spelling हस्पानी)

ہَسْپانی (canonical)
haspānī (romanization)
हस्पानी (Hindi)

Back-formation from ہسپانیہ (haspāniyā, “Spain”)

bf

ہسپانوی

Spanish; of or relating to Spain or Spanish people; Hispanic


ہندوی

ur-proper noun

ہِنْدوِی • (hindvī) f (Hindi spelling हिंदवी)

ہِنْدوِی (canonical)
hindvī (romanization)
हिंदवी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هندوی (hindavī); equivalent to ہندو (hindū, “Indian”) + ـی (-ī).

bor+

ہندوستانی ہندوستانی#Urdu

(historical) Synonym of ہندوستانی (hindūstānī): Hindustani (language)


فیصل

ur-proper noun

فَیصَل • (faisal) m (Hindi spelling फ़ैसल)

فَیصَل (canonical)
faisal (romanization)
फ़ैसल (Hindi)

Ultimately from Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal).


ہود

ہُود (canonical)
hūd (romanization)
हूद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هود (hūd), from Arabic هُود (hūd).


شعیب

ur-proper noun

شُعَیب • (śu'aib) m (Hindi spelling शोएब)

شُعَیب (canonical)
śu'aib (romanization)
शोएब (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شعیب (šu’ayb), from Arabic شُعَيْب (šuʕayb).


داؤد

داؤُد (canonical)
dāud (romanization)
दाऊद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian داوود (dâvud), from Arabic دَاوُد (dāwud).


ہارون

ur-proper noun

ہارُون • (hārūn) m (Hindi spelling हारून)

ہارُون (canonical)
hārūn (romanization)
हारून (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian هارون (hârun), from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn).


الیسع

ur-proper noun

اَلْیَسَع • (alyasa') m (Hindi spelling अलयसा)

اَلْیَسَع (canonical)
alyasa' (romanization)
अलयसा (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian الیسع (alyasa’), from Arabic الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ).


یحیی

ur-proper noun

یَحْییٰ • (yaḥyā) m (Hindi spelling यहया)

یَحْییٰ (canonical)
yaḥyā (romanization)
यहया (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian یحیی (yahyā), from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā).


ذوالکفل

ur-proper noun

ذُوالْکِفل • (zul kifl) m (Hindi spelling ज़ुलकिफ़्ल)

ذُوالْکِفل (canonical)
zul kifl (romanization)
ज़ुलकिफ़्ल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذوالکفل (zul-kifl), from Arabic ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl).

bor

ذُو الْكِفْل


زکریا

ur-proper noun

زَکَرِیّا • (zakariyyā) m (Hindi spelling ज़करिय्या)

زَکَرِیّا (canonical)
zakariyyā (romanization)
ज़करिय्या (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian زکریا (zakariyyā), from Arabic زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā).


بہرام

bahrām (romanization)
behrām (romanization)

From Classical Persian بهرام (bahrām, “Bahram; Mars; 20ᵗʰ day of every solar month”).


لقمان

ur-proper noun

لُقْمان • (luqmān) m (Hindi spelling लुक़मान)

لُقْمان (canonical)
luqmān (romanization)
लुक़मान (Hindi)


کریم

کَرِیم • (karīm) m (Hindi spelling करीम)

کَرِیم (canonical)
karīm (romanization)
करीम (Hindi)

a male given name, Karim or Kareem, from Arabic


شہروز

شَہْروز • (śahroz) m (Hindi spelling शा्रोज़)

شَہْروز (canonical)
śahroz (romanization)
शा्रोज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْروز (šahrōz).

bor+

a male given name, Shahroz, Shahroze, or Shehroze, from Persian


بہروز

a male given name, Behroz or Behroze, from Persian


اورنگزیب

ur-proper noun

اَورَن٘گْزیب

اَورَن٘گْزیب • (auraṅgzeb) m (Hindi spelling औरंगज़ेब)

اَورَن٘گْزیب (canonical)
auraṅgzeb (romanization)
औरंगज़ेब (Hindi)

/ɔː.ɾəŋɡ.zeːb/

Borrowed from Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

bor+

a male given name, Aurangzeb, from Persian


فریال

ur-proper noun

فَرْیال • (faryāl) f (Hindi spelling फ़रयाल)

فَرْیال (canonical)
faryāl (romanization)
फ़रयाल (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian فریال (faryāl).

bor+

a female given name, Faryal or Farial, from Persian, meaning “the one with a beautiful neck, good neck”


اشوک

اَشوک (canonical)
aśok (romanization)
अशोक (Hindi)
اشوک (direct singular)
اشوک (direct plural)
اشوک (oblique singular)
اشوکوں (oblique plural)
اشوک (singular vocative)
اشوکو (plural vocative)

a male given name, Ashok, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage.


امینہ

ur-proper noun

اَمِینَہ • (amīna) f (Hindi spelling अमीना)

اَمِینَہ (canonical)
amīna (romanization)
अमीना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَمِینَه (amīna), borrowed from Arabic أَمِينَة (ʔamīna), from أَمِين (ʔamīn) + ـَة (-a).

etymon

امین امین#Urdu

a female given name, Amina or Ameena, from Arabic, masculine equivalent امین (amīn)


آمنہ

ur-proper noun

آمِنَہ • (āmina) f (Hindi spelling आमिना)

آمِنَہ (canonical)
āmina (romanization)
आमिना (Hindi)


یاسمین

یاسْمِین • (yāsmīn) f (Hindi spelling यासमीन)

یاسْمِین (canonical)
yāsmīn (romanization)
यासमीन (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
Urdu یاسمین
Borrowed from Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn).

bor+

a female given name, Yasameen or Yasmeen, from Persian, equivalent to English Jasmine.


رشی

رِشی (canonical)
riśī (romanization)
ऋषि (Hindi)

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛ́ṣi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš (“seer”).

a male given name, Rishi, of Hindu usage


عابدہ

ur-proper noun

عابِدَہ • ('ābida) f (Hindi spelling आबिदा)

عابِدَہ (canonical)
'ābida (romanization)
आबिदा (Hindi)


راجستھانی

راجَسْتھانِی

راجَسْتھانِی • (rājasthānī) f (Hindi spelling राजस्थानी)

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

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒəs.t̪ʰɑː.niː/

af

راجَسْتھان (rājasthān) + ـِی (-ī)


راجستھانی

ur-noun

راجَسْتھانِی

راجَسْتھانِی • (rājasthānī) m or f by sense (Hindi spelling राजस्थानी)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒəs.t̪ʰɑː.niː/

af

راجَسْتھان (rājasthān) + ـِی (-ī)

Rajasthani (native or inhabitant of Rajasthan)


راجستھانی

ur-adj

راجَسْتھانِی

راجَسْتھانِی • (rājasthānī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling राजस्थानी)

/ɾɑː.d͡ʒəs.t̪ʰɑː.niː/

af

راجَسْتھان (rājasthān) + ـِی (-ī)

Rajasthani (of, from or relating to Rajasthan)


شہباز

ur-proper noun

شَہْباز • (śahbāz) m (Hindi spelling शहबाज़)

شَہْباز (canonical)
śahbāz (romanization)
शहबाज़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهباز (šahbāz, “eagle”).

bor+

a male given name, Shahbaz or Shehbaz, from Persian


جوہی

جُوہی (canonical)
jūhī (romanization)
जूही (Hindi)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀳𑀻 (jūhī), from Sanskrit यूथिका (yūthikā)


عقیلہ

ur-proper noun

عَقِیلَہ • ('aqīla) f (Hindi spelling अक़ीला)

عَقِیلَہ (canonical)
'aqīla (romanization)
अक़ीला (Hindi)

a female given name, Aqeela or Aqila, from Arabic


کراچوی

ur-noun

کَرَاچَوِی • (karācavī) m or f (Hindi spelling कराचवी)

کَرَاچَوِی (canonical)
karācavī (romanization)
कराचवी (Hindi)

/kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃə.ʋiː/

From کراچی (karācī, “Karachi”) + ـوی (-vī).


کملائی

کُمِلَّائِی • (kumillāī) m or f (Hindi spelling कुमिल्लाई)

کُمِلَّائِی (canonical)
kumillāī (romanization)
कुमिल्लाई (Hindi)
کملای (direct singular)
کملای (direct plural)
کملای (oblique singular)
کملاِیوں (oblique plural)
کملای (singular vocative)
کملاِیو (plural vocative)
کملای (direct singular)
کملاِیاں (direct plural)
کملای (oblique singular)
کملاِیوں (oblique plural)
کملای (singular vocative)
کملاِیو (plural vocative)

From کملا (kumillā, “Comilla”) + ـی (-ī).


جھیلمی

جھِیلمِی • (jhīlmī) m or f (Hindi spelling झेलमी)

جھِیلمِی (canonical)
jhīlmī (romanization)
झेलमी (Hindi)
جھیلمی (direct singular)
جھیلمی (direct plural)
جھیلمی (oblique singular)
جھیلمِیوں (oblique plural)
جھیلمی (singular vocative)
جھیلمِیو (plural vocative)
جھیلمی (direct singular)
جھیلمِیاں (direct plural)
جھیلمی (oblique singular)
جھیلمِیوں (oblique plural)
جھیلمی (singular vocative)
جھیلمِیو (plural vocative)

From جھیلم (jhelam, “Jhelum”) + ـی (-ī).


ملتانی

ur-adj

مُلتَانِی • (multānī) (Hindi spelling मुलतानी)

مُلتَانِی (canonical)
multānī (romanization)
मुलतानी (Hindi)

From ملتان (multān, “Multan”) + ـی (-ī).


آسامی

ur-noun

آسَامِی • (āsāmī) m or f (Hindi spelling आसामी)

آسَامِی (canonical)
āsāmī (romanization)
आसामी (Hindi)
آسامی (direct singular)
آسامی (direct plural)
آسامی (oblique singular)
آسامِیوں (oblique plural)
آسامی (singular vocative)
آسامِیو (plural vocative)
آسامی (direct singular)
آسامِیاں (direct plural)
آسامی (oblique singular)
آسامِیوں (oblique plural)
آسامی (singular vocative)
آسامِیو (plural vocative)


لاہوری

لَاہَورِی • (lāhaurī) m or f (Hindi spelling लाहौरी)

لَاہَورِی (canonical)
lāhaurī (romanization)
लाहौरी (Hindi)
لاہوری (direct singular)
لاہوری (direct plural)
لاہوری (oblique singular)
لاہورِیوں (oblique plural)
لاہوری (singular vocative)
لاہورِیو (plural vocative)
لاہوری (direct singular)
لاہورِیاں (direct plural)
لاہوری (oblique singular)
لاہورِیوں (oblique plural)
لاہوری (singular vocative)
لاہورِیو (plural vocative)

/lɑː.ɦɔː.ɾiː/

From لاہور (lāhaur, “Lahore”) + ـی (-ī).


زہیب

ur-proper noun

زُہیب • (zuheb) m (Hindi spelling ज़ुहेब)

زُہیب (canonical)
zuheb (romanization)
ज़ुहेब (Hindi)


علینہ

عَلِینَہ • ('alīna) f (Hindi spelling अलीना)

عَلِینَہ (canonical)
'alīna (romanization)
अलीना (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِینَه (alīna), from Arabic عَلِينَة (ʕalīna).

bor+

a female given name, Aleena or Alina, from Arabic.


عالیہ

ur-proper noun

عَالِیَہ • ('āliya) f (Hindi spelling आलिया)

عَالِیَہ (canonical)
'āliya (romanization)
आलिया (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عَالِیَه (āliya), from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).


عبادت گاہ

ur-noun

عِبادَت گاہ • ('ibādat gāh) f (Hindi spelling इबादत गाह)

عِبادَت گاہ (canonical)
'ibādat gāh (romanization)
इबादत गाह (Hindi)
عِبادَت گاہ (direct singular)
عِبادَت گاہیں (direct plural)
عِبادَت گاہ (oblique singular)
عِبادَت گاہوں (oblique plural)
عِبادَت گاہ (singular vocative)
عِبادَت گاہو (plural vocative)

ur-decl-noun

عِبادَت گاہیں

عِبادَت گاہوں

عِبادَت گاہو

/(ʔ)ɪ.bɑː.d̪ət̪ ɡɑːɦ/

عِ‧با‧دَت‧گاہ

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِبَادَتْگَاه (ibādatgāh). By surface analysis, عِبادَت ('ibādat, “worship”) + گاہ (gāh, “place, centre”).

bor+

عِبَادَتْگَاه


چنيوٹی

ur-noun

چِنِيُوٹِی • (transliteration needed) m or f (Hindi spelling चिनीओटी)

چِنِيُوٹِی (canonical)
चिनीओटी (Hindi)
چنيوٹی (direct singular)
چنيوٹی (direct plural)
چنيوٹی (oblique singular)
چنيوٹِیوں (oblique plural)
چنيوٹی (singular vocative)
چنيوٹِیو (plural vocative)
چنيوٹی (direct singular)
چنيوٹِیاں (direct plural)
چنيوٹی (oblique singular)
چنيوٹِیوں (oblique plural)
چنيوٹی (singular vocative)
چنيوٹِیو (plural vocative)

From چنيوٹ (chiniot, “Chiniot”) + ـی (-ī).


کشن

کِشَن (canonical)
kiśan (romanization)
किशन (Hindi)
کِشَن (direct singular)
کِشَن (oblique singular)
کِشَن (singular vocative)

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of کرشن (kirśn) and کنھیا (kanhaiyā).

doublet

a male given name, Kishan, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


کنہیا

ur-proper noun

کَنْہَیَّا • (kanhayyā) m (Hindi spelling कन्हैया)

کَنْہَیَّا (canonical)
kanhayyā (romanization)
कन्हैया (Hindi)

Dimunitive of कांह (kāṃha)/कान्ह (kānha), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of کرشن (kirśn, learned borrowing) and کشن (kiśan, semi-learned borrowing). Cognate to Assamese কানু (kanu), কানাই (kanai), Bengali কান (kano), কানাই (kanai), Gujarati કાનો (kāno), કાનુડો (kānuḍo).

doublet

a male given name, Kanhaiya, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


کالی

Borrowed from Sanskrit काली (kālī). Equivalent to کال (kāl) + ـی (-ī).

a female given name, Kali, from Sanskrit


بکتاش

ur-proper noun

بَکْتاش • (baktāś) m (Hindi spelling बक्ताश)

بَکْتاش (canonical)
baktāś (romanization)
बक्ताश (Hindi)


اصفہان

اِصْفَہان or اَصْفَہان • (isfahān or asfahān) m (Hindi spelling इस्फ़हान or अस्फ़हान)

اِصْفَہان (canonical)
اَصْفَہان (canonical)
isfahān (romanization)
asfahān (romanization)
इस्फ़हान (Hindi)
अस्फ़हान (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), ultimately from Old Persian *spādānaʰ (“army, adj.”) or *spādānām (“of the armies”), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, “army”).


سائمہ

ur-noun

سَائِمَہ • (sāima) f (Hindi spelling साइमा)

سَائِمَہ (canonical)
sāima (romanization)
साइमा (Hindi)


سوویت

ur-adj

سووِیَت • (soviyat) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सोवियत)

سووِیَت (canonical)
soviyat (romanization)
सोवियत (Hindi)


سوویت

ur-noun

سووِیَت • (soviyat) m (Hindi spelling सोवियत)

سووِیَت (canonical)
soviyat (romanization)
सोवियत (Hindi)
سووِیَت (direct singular)
سووِیَت (direct plural)
سووِیَت (oblique singular)
سووِیَتوں (oblique plural)
سووِیَت (singular vocative)
سووِیَتو (plural vocative)


سنتھالی

ur-proper noun

سَنْتھالی • (santhālī) f (Hindi spelling संथाली)

سَنْتھالی (canonical)
santhālī (romanization)
संथाली (Hindi)

suffix

سَنْتھال (santhāl) + ـی (-ī)

ur:سنتالی زبان


سیتا

سِیتا (canonical)
sītā (romanization)
सीता (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सीता (sītā). First attested in c. 1700 as Middle Hindi سیتا (syta /sītā/).

ref

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

a female given name, Sita, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


ارسلہ

ur-proper noun

اَرْسَلَہ • (arsala) f (Hindi spelling अर्सला)

اَرْسَلَہ (canonical)
arsala (romanization)
अर्सला (Hindi)

Feminine of اَرْسَل (arsal), from Arabic أَرْسَل (ʔarsal). Unrelated to the name English Ursula.


زائنہ

زَائِنَہ • (zāina) m (Hindi spelling ज़ाइना)

زَائِنَہ (canonical)
zāina (romanization)
ज़ाइना (Hindi)


ہانیہ

ہانِیَہ • (hāniya) f (Hindi spelling हानिया)

ہانِیَہ (canonical)
hāniya (romanization)
हानिया (Hindi)


ارسل

اَرْسَل • (arsal) m (feminine اَرْسَلَہ (arsala), Hindi spelling अर्सल)

اَرْسَل (canonical)
arsal (romanization)
اَرْسَلَہ (feminine)
अर्सल (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Arabic ر س ل (r s l)
Arabic أَرْسَل (ʔarsal)bor.
Urdu اَرْسَل (arsal)Borrowed from Arabic أَرْسَل (ʔarsal), from ر س ل (r s l).

etymon

اَرْسَل


عدیل

ur-proper noun

عَدِیل • ('adīl) m (feminine عَدِیلَہ ('adīla), Hindi spelling अदील)

عَدِیل (canonical)
'adīl (romanization)
عَدِیلَہ (feminine)
अदील (Hindi)


کوثر

کَوثَر • (kausar) m (Hindi spelling कौसर)

کَوثَر (canonical)
kausar (romanization)
कौसर (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَوثَر (kawsar), from Arabic كَوْثَر (kawṯar). First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi کوثر (kvs̱r /kausar/).

ref

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


لکھنوی

ur-noun

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