کالا

ur-adj

کالا • (kālā) (feminine کالی (kālī), Hindi spelling काला)

kālā (romanization)
کالی (feminine)
काला (Hindi)
کالا (direct masculine singular)
کالے (direct masculine plural)
کالی (direct feminine singular)
کالی (direct feminine plural)
کالے (indirect masculine singular)
کالے (indirect masculine plural)
کالی (feminine indirect singular)
کالی (feminine indirect plural)
کالے (masculine singular vocative)
کالے (masculine plural vocative)
کالی (feminine singular vocative)
کالی (feminine plural vocative)

dark complexioned (derogatory term used by Pakistanis and Indians to describe dark-skinned people)


لال

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) / لال (lāl), Gujarati લાલ (lāl), Marathi लाल (lāl), Bengali লাল (lal).


چوٹ

coṭ (romanization)
चोट (Hindi)
چوٹ (direct singular)
چوٹیں (direct plural)
چوٹ (oblique singular)
چوٹوں (oblique plural)
چوٹ (singular vocative)
چوٹو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*coṭṭa), ultimately from Sanskrit चुट् (cuṭ, “to cut”).


کیسری

ur-noun

کیسری • (kesarī) f (Hindi spelling केसरी)


قرمز

قرمز • (qirmiz) m (Hindi spelling क़िरमिज़)

PIE word
 *kʷŕ̥mis
Borrowed from Classical Persian قرمز (qirmiz), from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian *کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”).

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kermes (Kermes ilicis, an insect found on the kermes oak that is used to make the deep reddish carmine dye); cochineal


زعفران

ur-noun

زعفران • (zāfrān) f (Hindi spelling ज़ाफ़रान)

Borrowed from Classical Persian زَعْفَرَان (za'farān), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).


آبی

Borrowed from Classical Persian آبی (âbî).


پیلا

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pittala), from Sanskrit पीतल (pītala, “brass, yellow”).


قرمزی

ur-adj

قرمزی • (qirmizī) (Hindi spelling क़िरमिज़ी)

qirmizī (romanization)
क़िरमिज़ी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قرمزی (qirmizī). Equivalent to قرمز (qirmiz, “carmine, kermes”) + ـی (-ī).


سبز

Borrowed from Classical Persian سبز (sabz), itself from Middle Persian spz, sbz (sabz, “green, fresh”). Compare Kashmiri سَبٕز (sabụz).


سفید

سَفید (canonical)
safed (romanization)
सफ़ेद (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَفید (safēd), from سَپید (sapēd), from Middle Persian spyt', from Proto-Iranian *cwaytáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwaytás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt-.


زرد

Borrowed from Classical Persian زرد (zard).


پستہ

ur-noun

پستہ • (pista) m (Hindi spelling पिस्ता)

Borrowed from Classical Persian پسته (pista), from Middle Persian pstk' (pistag).


پستہ

ur-adj

پستہ • (pista) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling पिस्ता)

having the color of shelled pistachios; pistachio green


خاکی

→ English: khaki

Borrowed from Classical Persian خاکی (xākī).


سرخ

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرخ (surx). Doublet of شکر (śukra, “bright”).


درد

دَرْد (canonical)
dard (romanization)
दर्द (Hindi)
درد (direct singular)
درد (direct plural)
درد (oblique singular)
دردوں (oblique plural)
درد (singular vocative)
دردو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian درد (dard), from Middle Persian dlt' (dard, “pain”).


عطر

ur-noun

عِطْر • (itr, atr) m (Hindi spelling इत्र)

عِطْر (canonical)
itr (romanization)
atr (romanization)
इत्र (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عطر ('itr), from Arabic عِطْر (ʕiṭr).


راکھ

rākh (romanization)
राख (Hindi)
راکھ (direct singular)
راکھیں (direct plural)
راکھ (oblique singular)
راکھوں (oblique plural)
راکھ (singular vocative)
راکھو (plural vocative)

First attested in c. 1635 as Middle Hindi راکھ (rakh), inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (rakkhā), from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).


سیاہ

سِیاہ (canonical)
siyāh (romanization)
सियाह (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاه (siyāh), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás. Cognate with Sanskrit श्याव (śyāva).


سوگ

sog (romanization)
सोग (Hindi)
سوگ (direct singular)
سوگ (direct plural)
سوگ (oblique singular)
سوگوں (oblique plural)
سوگ (singular vocative)
سوگو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوگ (sōg).


تصویر

ur-noun

تَصْوِیر • (tasvīr) f (formal plural تَصَاوِیر (tasāvīr), Hindi spelling तस्वीर)

تَصْوِیر (canonical)
tasvīr (romanization)
تَصَاوِیر (formal plural)
तस्वीर (Hindi)
تَصْوِیر (direct singular)
تَصْوِیریں (direct plural)
تَصْوِیر (oblique singular)
تَصْوِیروں (oblique plural)
تَصْوِیر (singular vocative)
تَصْوِیرو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian تَصْوِیر (taswīr), borrowed from Arabic تَصْوِير (taṣwīr), from صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara). First attested in c. 1500 as Middle Hindi تَصْوِیر (tṣvyr).


حسین

ur-adj

حَسِین • (hasīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling हसीन)

حَسِین (canonical)
hasīn (romanization)
हसीन (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین, itself from Arabic حَسِين (ḥasīn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ-s-n).


حسین

ur-noun

حَسِین • (hasīn) m (Hindi spelling हसीन)

حَسِین (canonical)
hasīn (romanization)
हसीन (Hindi)
حَسِین (direct singular)
حَسِین (direct plural)
حَسِین (oblique singular)
حَسِینوں (oblique plural)
حَسِین (singular vocative)
حَسِینو (plural vocative)


حسین

ur-proper noun

حُسَین • (husain) m (Hindi spelling हुसैन)

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

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

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(Islam) Husayn, a son of Ali and brother of Hasan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.

a male given name, Hussain or Husain, from Arabic


نیل

Borrowed from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).

(botany) indigo (plant from which the bluish dye is obtained)


شہلا

ur-proper noun

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


دیدار

ur-noun

دیدار • (dīdār) m (Hindi spelling दीदार)

/d̪iː.d̪ɑːɾ/

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیدار (dīdār).


عنابی

ur-adj

عنابی • (unnābī, anābī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling उन्नाबी or अनाबी)

unnābī (romanization)
anābī (romanization)
उन्नाबी (Hindi)
अनाबी (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عنابی ('unnābī).


مہندی

ur-noun

مہندی • (mehandī or mihandī) f (Hindi spelling मेहँदी or मिहँदी)

mehandī (romanization)
mihandī (romanization)
मेहँदी (Hindi)
मिहँदी (Hindi)
مہندی (direct singular)
مہندِیاں (direct plural)
مہندی (oblique singular)
مہندِیوں (oblique plural)
مہندی (singular vocative)
مہندِیو (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit मेन्धिका (mendhikā).

inh+

Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia inermis#Translingual


چکنا

چِکْنا (canonical)
ciknā (romanization)
चिकना (Hindi)
چِکْنا (direct masculine singular)
چِکْنے (direct masculine plural)
چِکْنی (direct feminine singular)
چِکْنی (direct feminine plural)
چِکْنے (indirect masculine singular)
چِکْنے (indirect masculine plural)
چِکْنی (feminine indirect singular)
چِکْنی (feminine indirect plural)
چِکْنے (masculine singular vocative)
چِکْنے (masculine plural vocative)
چِکْنی (feminine singular vocative)
چِکْنی (feminine plural vocative)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡 (cikkaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चिक्कण (cikkaṇa).


نگاہ

ur-noun

نِگَاہ • (nigāh) f (Hindi spelling निगाह)

نِگَاہ (canonical)
nigāh (romanization)
निगाह (Hindi)
نِگاہ (direct singular)
نِگاہیں (direct plural)
نِگاہ (oblique singular)
نِگاہوں (oblique plural)
نِگاہ (singular vocative)
نِگاہو (plural vocative)

First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi نگاہ (nigāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نِگَاه (nigāh).


پستئی

ur-adj

پِسْتَئی • (pistaī) (Hindi spelling पिस्तई)

پِسْتَئی (canonical)
pistaī (romanization)
पिस्तई (Hindi)

پستہ + ـی (-ī)

suf

پستہ + ـی (-ī)

having the color of [shelled] pistachios; pistachio green


ماتم

ماتَم (canonical)
mātam (romanization)
मातम (Hindi)
ماتَم (direct singular)
ماتَم (direct plural)
ماتَم (oblique singular)
ماتَموں (oblique plural)
ماتَم (singular vocative)
ماتَمو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماتَم (mātam), from Arabic مَأْتَم (maʔtam).


قرہ

قَرَہ (canonical)
qara (romanization)
क़रा (Hindi)


لاجوردی

ur-adj

لاجْوَرْدِی • (lājvardī) (Hindi spelling लाजवर्दी)

لاجْوَرْدِی (canonical)
lājvardī (romanization)
लाजवर्दी (Hindi)

/lɑːd͡ʒ.ʋəɾ.d̪iː/

Borrowed from Classical Persian لاجوردی (lājwardī). By surface analysis, لاجْوَرْد (lājvard, “lapis lazuli”) + ـی (-ī).


شعلہ

ur-noun

شُعْلَہ • (śu'la) m (Hindi spelling शोला)

شُعْلَہ (canonical)
śu'la (romanization)
शोला (Hindi)
شُعْلَہ (direct singular)
span> " lang="ur">شُعْلے (direct plural)
span> " lang="ur">شُعْلے (oblique singular)
span> " lang="ur">شُعْلوں (oblique plural)
span> " lang="ur">شُعْلے (singular vocative)
span> " lang="ur">شُعْلو (plural vocative)

First attested in c. 1609 as Middle Hindi شعلہ (ś'lh), borrowed from Classical Persian شُعْلَه (šu'la), itself from Arabic شُعْلَة (šuʕla).

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یہ سچ کہ بھڑکتے شعلوں سے دامن کو بچانا کھیل نہیں

c. 1950, عامر عثمانی [Amir Usmani], التجا [Plea] (poetry), quoted in یہ قدم قدم بلائیں, page 117:

It is true that to [try and] save a soul from a blazing fire is no easy task


زیور

ur-noun

زیوَر • (zevar) m (formal plural زیوَرَات (zevarāt), Hindi spelling ज़ेवर)

زیوَر (canonical)
zevar (romanization)
زیوَرَات (formal plural)
ज़ेवर (Hindi)
زیوَر (direct singular)
زیوَر (direct plural)
زیوَر (oblique singular)
زیوَروں (oblique plural)
زیوَر (singular vocative)
زیوَرو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian زیور (zēwar), related to زیبیدن (zēbīdan).


حلیہ

ur-noun

حُلِیَہ • (huliya) m (Hindi spelling हुलिया)

حُلِیَہ (canonical)
huliya (romanization)
हुलिया (Hindi)
حُلِیَہ (direct singular)
span> " lang="ur">حُلِیے (direct plural)
span> " lang="ur">حُلِیے (oblique singular)
span> " lang="ur">حُلِیوں (oblique plural)
span> " lang="ur">حُلِیے (singular vocative)
span> " lang="ur">حُلِیو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلیه (hiliya), itself from Arabic حِلِيَة (ḥiliya).

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اَپْنا حُلِیَہ دیکھو!
apnā huliya dekho!
Look at you!
(literally, “Look at your huliya (countenance/self/yourself)!”)

demeanour or more strictly - the countenance, face


دوردرشن

ur-noun

دُوردَرْشَن • (dūrdarśan) m (Hindi spelling दूरदर्शन)

دُوردَرْشَن (canonical)
dūrdarśan (romanization)
दूरदर्शन (Hindi)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दूरदर्शन (dūradarśana).

lbor

/d̪uːɾ.d̪əɾ.ʃən/

دُور‧دَرْ‧شَن