آواز

āvāz (romanization)
आवाज़ (Hindi)
آواز (direct singular)
آوازیں (direct plural)
آواز (oblique singular)
آوازوں (oblique plural)
آواز (singular vocative)
آوازو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš
Classical Persian آوَاز (āwāz)bor.
Urdu آواز (āvāz)
Borrowed from Classical Persian آواز (āvāz), from Middle Persian ʾwʾz (āwāz). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c) and Latin vōx. First attested in c. 1665 as Middle Hindi آواز (āvaz).

ref

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

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

(broadcasting) sound (as opposed to video)


مجنون

ur-noun

مَجنُون • (majnūn) m (Hindi spelling मजनून)

مَجنُون (canonical)
majnūn (romanization)
मजनून (Hindi)
مَجْنُوں (alternative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَجْنُون (majnūn), from Arabic مَجْنُون (majnūn, “crazy”, literally “possessed by a jinn”).

der

(fiction) Qays ibn al-Mullawah (the hero of the romance Layla and Majnun)


وقف

ur-noun

وَقْف • (vaqf) m (Hindi spelling वक़्फ़)

وَقْف (canonical)
vaqf (romanization)
वक़्फ़ (Hindi)
وقف (direct singular)
وقف (direct plural)
وقف (oblique singular)
وقفوں (oblique plural)
وقف (singular vocative)
وقفو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian وقف (waqf), from Arabic وَقْف (waqf).


کام

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Cognate with Punjabi کَمّ (kamm), Doublet of کار (kār)

inh+

محمد ہی نام اور محمد ہی کام

Muhammad - admired is his name; admired are his deeds

(poetry, figuratively) deed, work, attribute


ہفتہ

ur-noun

ہَفْتَہ • (hafta) m (Hindi spelling हफ़्ता)

ہَفْتَہ (canonical)
hafta (romanization)
हफ़्ता (Hindi)
ہَفْتَہ (direct singular)
ہَفْتے (direct plural)
ہَفْتے (oblique singular)
ہَفْتوں (oblique plural)
ہَفْتے (singular vocative)
ہَفْتو (plural vocative)

→ Ushojo: ہفتہ (haftah)

→ Wakhi: ہفتہ (haftah)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥
Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá
Proto-Iranian *haptá
Middle Persian hp̄t'
Persian هَفْت
Proto-Iranian *-a-
Proto-Iranian *-kah
Proto-Iranian *-akah
Persian ـه
Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta)bor.
Urdu ہَفْتَہ (hafta)
Borrowed from Classical Persian هَفْتَه (hafta). First attested in c. 1635 as Middle Hindi ہَفْتَہ (hfth /hafta/)ِ, By surface analysis, ہَفْت (haft, “seven”) + ہ (h). Doublet of سَپْتَاہ (saptāh).
Cognates
Cognate with Punjabi ہَفْتَہ (haftah) / ਹਫ਼ਤਾ (haftā), Sindhi هَفْتو (hafto), Nepali हप्ता (haptā), Bengali হপ্তা (hopta).

etymon

ہَفْتَہ

ہفتہ ودست

unloyal; one who makes a [new] friend every day [of the week]; hafta dost

ایسے کئی ھندوستانی ، ایرانی اور ترکی شاعر ھیں جنھوں نے پانچ پانچ سات سات ایسے قصے نظم کیے ھیں۔ یہیں سے خمسے اور ھفتے کی بنیاد پڑی

1935, گارساں د تاسی [gārsā̃ d tāsī, Garcin de Tassy], خطبات گارساں دتاسی (ترجمہ) [xut̤bāt-i Gārsān̲ Ditāsī (tarjuma), Sermons of Garcin de Tassy (Translated)], page 147:

There are many such Indian, Iranian and Turkish poets who have composed five or seven such parts. This is where [the forms of] Khamsas and Haftas were founded

(poetry) hafta – an old form/genre of poetry


پردہ

ur-noun

پَرْدَہ • (parda) m (Hindi spelling परदा)

پَرْدَہ (canonical)
parda (romanization)
परदा (Hindi)
پردَہ (direct singular)
پردے (direct plural)
پردے (oblique singular)
پردوں (oblique plural)
پردے (singular vocative)
پردو (plural vocative)

→ English: purdah

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرده (parda), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”).


مرکز

ur-noun

مَرْکَز • (markaz) m (formal plural مراکز, Hindi spelling मरकज़)

مَرْکَز (canonical)
markaz (romanization)
مراکز (formal plural)
मरकज़ (Hindi)
مرکز (direct singular)
مرکز (direct plural)
مرکز (oblique singular)
مرکزوں (oblique plural)
مرکز (singular vocative)
مرکزو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرکز (markaz), itself from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

bor+

(typography) stroke (written above the letter kāf or twice on the letter gāf)


سلسلہ

ur-noun

سِلْسِلَہ • (silsila) m (Hindi spelling सिलसिला)

سِلْسِلَہ (canonical)
silsila (romanization)
सिलसिला (Hindi)
سِلْسِلَہ (direct singular)
سِلْسِلے (direct plural)
سِلْسِلے (oblique singular)
سِلْسِلوں (oblique plural)
سِلْسِلے (singular vocative)
سِلْسِلو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سلسله (silsila), from Arabic سِلْسِلَة (silsila). First attested in 1707 A.D.


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)

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

etymon

(broadcasting) video (as opposed to sound)


نستعلیق

ur-proper noun

نَسْتَعْلِیق

نَسْتَعْلِیق • (nasta'līq) m (Hindi spelling नस्तालीक़)

نَسْتَعْلِیق (canonical)
nasta'līq (romanization)
नस्तालीक़ (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نستعلیق (nasta'līq), of Arabic origin.

bor+

(calligraphy) Nastaliq, Nastaleeq (style of calligraphy)


رباعی

ur-noun

رُباعی • (rubāʿī) f (Hindi spelling रुबाई)

رُباعی (canonical)
rubāʿī (romanization)
रुबाई (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رباعی (rubā'ī), from Arabic رُبَاعِيّ (rubāʕiyy), related to أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”).


قسط

ur-noun

قِسْط • (qist) f (Hindi spelling क़िस्त)

قِسْط (canonical)
qist (romanization)
क़िस्त (Hindi)
قِسْط (direct singular)
قِسْطیں (direct plural)
قِسْط (oblique singular)
قِسْطوں (oblique plural)
قِسْط (singular vocative)
قِسْطو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ)bor.
Classical Persian قِسْط (qist)bor.
Urdu قِسْط (qist)
Borrowed from Classical Persian قِسْط (qist), borrowed from Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ).

etymon

قِسْط

گُزِشْتَہ قِسْط

(broadcasting) episode (of a television show)


بیت

بَیت (canonical)
bait (romanization)
बैत (Hindi)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیت (bayt), from Arabic بَيْت (bayt).


رابطہ

ur-noun

رابْطَہ or رابطہ • (rābt̤ah or rābita) m (Hindi spelling राब्ता)

رابْطَہ (canonical)
رابطہ (canonical)
rābt̤ah (romanization)
rābita (romanization)
राब्ता (Hindi)
رابطَہ (direct singular)
رابطے (direct plural)
رابطے (oblique singular)
رابطوں (oblique plural)
رابطے (singular vocative)
رابطو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رابطه (rābita), Arabic رَابِطَة (rābiṭa).


نشریہ

ur-noun

نَشْرِیَّہ or نَشْرِیَہ • (naśriyyah or naśriyah) m (formal plural نَشریّات (naśreyāt), Hindi spelling नश्रिया)

نَشْرِیَّہ (canonical)
نَشْرِیَہ (canonical)
naśriyyah (romanization)
naśriyah (romanization)
نَشریّات (formal plural)
नश्रिया (Hindi)


اشارہ

اِشارَہ • (iśāra) m (Hindi spelling इशारा)

اِشارَہ (canonical)
iśāra (romanization)
इशारा (Hindi)
اِشارَہ (direct singular)
اِشارے (direct plural)
اِشارے (oblique singular)
اِشاروں (oblique plural)
اِشارے (singular vocative)
اِشارو (plural vocative)

/ɪ.ʃɑː.ɾɑ(ː)/

Etymology tree
Arabic أَشَارَ (ʔašāra)
Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra)bor.
Classical Persian اِشَارَه (išāra)bor.
Punjabi اِشَارَہ (īśārah)influ.
Urdu اِشَارَہ (iśāra)
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِشَارَه (išāra), borrowed from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra), from أَشَارَ (ʔašāra).
Sense 8 is a semantic loan from Punjabi اِشَارَہ (īśārah, “sign; indicator”).

etymon

pa>اِشَارَہ>sign

اِشَارَہ


پوجنا

پُوجنا (canonical)
pūjnā (romanization)
पूजना (Hindi)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (pujjaï), from Sanskrit पूज्यते (pūjyate, “to be worshiped”, passive form). Related to پُوجا (pūjā, “worship, veneration”).

inh

पूज्यते<t:to be worshiped><pos:passive form>

ref

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पूजना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 640


براہ راست

ur-adv

بَراہِ راسْت

بَراہِ راسْت • (barāh-i rāst) (Hindi spelling बराह-ए-रास्त)

بَراہِ راسْت (canonical)
barāh-i rāst (romanization)
बराह-ए-रास्त (Hindi)

/bə.ɾɑːɦ.e.ɾɑːst̪/

From براہ (barāh, “via, for”) + راست (rāst, “direct”).


نشر مکرر

ur-adv

نَشَر مُکَرَّر

نَشَر مُکَرَّر • (naśar mukarrar) (Hindi spelling नशर मुकर्रर)

نَشَر مُکَرَّر (canonical)
naśar mukarrar (romanization)
नशर मुकर्रर (Hindi)

From نَشْر (naśr, “broadcast”) + مُکَرَّر (mukarrar, “repeat”).

af

(broadcasting) retransmission, rebroadcast, a repeated or relayed broadcast


رامائن

ur-proper noun

رَامَائِن • (rāmā‘in) f or m (Hindi spelling रामायण)

رَامَائِن (canonical)
rāmā‘in (romanization)
रामायण (Hindi)
رَامَایَن (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa).


سکتہ

ur-noun

سَکْتَہ or سکتہ • (sakta) m (Hindi spelling सकता)

سَکْتَہ (canonical)
سکتہ (canonical)
sakta (romanization)
सकता (Hindi)
سکتَہ (direct singular)
سکتے (direct plural)
سکتے (oblique singular)
سکتوں (oblique plural)
سکتے (singular vocative)
سکتو (plural vocative)


وقفہ

وَقْفَہ • (vaqfa) m (Hindi spelling वक़्फ़ा)

وَقْفَہ (canonical)
vaqfa (romanization)
वक़्फ़ा (Hindi)
وقفَہ (direct singular)
وقفے (direct plural)
وقفے (oblique singular)
وقفوں (oblique plural)
وقفے (singular vocative)
وقفو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَقْفَه (waqfa), from Arabic وَقْفَة (waqfa).


ختمہ

ur-noun

خَتْمَہ • (xatma) m (Hindi spelling ख़त्मा)

خَتْمَہ (canonical)
xatma (romanization)
ख़त्मा (Hindi)
ختمَہ (direct singular)
ختمے (direct plural)
ختمے (oblique singular)
ختموں (oblique plural)
ختمے (singular vocative)
ختمو (plural vocative)

From ختم (xatm, “finish”) + ہ (-ah, “adjective suffix”).


مے

Borrowed from Classical Persian می (may, “wine”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”). Doublet of مدھو (madhu).

der

مے کشو


قافیہ

ur-noun

قافِیَہ • (qāfiya) m (Hindi spelling क़ाफ़िया)

قافِیَہ (canonical)
qāfiya (romanization)
क़ाफ़िया (Hindi)
قافیَہ (direct singular)
قافیے (direct plural)
قافیے (oblique singular)
قافیوں (oblique plural)
قافیے (singular vocative)
قافیو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian قافیه (qāfiya), itself from Arabic قَافِيَة (qāfiya).


رانجھا

ur-prop

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

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

/ɾɑːn.d͡ʒʱɑː/

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

a surname, Ranjha, from Punjabi, of Ranjha usage

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


لیلی

لَیلیٰ • (lailā) f (Hindi spelling लैला)

لَیلیٰ (canonical)
lailā (romanization)
लैला (Hindi)

Etymology tree
Proto-Semitic *laylay-
Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor.
Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor.
Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā)
Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /lailā/).

etymon

لَیلیٰ

ref

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

a female given name, Layla or Laila, equivalent to English Leila

(fiction) Layla al-Aamiriya (the heroine of the romance Layla and Majnun.)


ردیف

ur-noun

رَدِیف • (radīf) f (Hindi spelling रदीफ़)

رَدِیف (canonical)
radīf (romanization)
रदीफ़ (Hindi)


مشہوری

مَشْہُوری • (maśhūrī) f (Hindi spelling मशहूरी)

مَشْہُوری (canonical)
maśhūrī (romanization)
मशहूरी (Hindi)
مَشْہُوری (direct singular)
مَشْہُورِیاں (direct plural)
مَشْہُوری (oblique singular)
مَشْہُورِیوں (oblique plural)
مَشْہُوری (singular vocative)
مَشْہُورِیو (plural vocative)

ur-decl-noun

مَشْہُورِیاں

مَشْہُورِیوں

From مَشْہُور (maśhūr, “famous; renowned”) + ـی (-ī).

suffix

(broadcasting, colloquial) advertisement (chiefly video adverts)


قصیدہ

ur-noun

قَصِیدَہ • (qasīda) m (formal plural قَصَائِد (qasāid), Hindi spelling क़सीदा)

قَصِیدَہ (canonical)
qasīda (romanization)
قَصَائِد (formal plural)
क़सीदा (Hindi)
قَصِیدَہ (direct singular)
قَصِیدے (direct plural)
قَصِیدے (oblique singular)
قَصِیدوں (oblique plural)
قَصِیدے (singular vocative)
قَصِیدو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Arabic قَصِيدَة (qaṣīda)bor.
Classical Persian قَصِیدَه (qasīda)bor.
Urdu قَصِیدَہ (qasīda)
Borrowed from Classical Persian قَصِیدَه (qasīda), borrowed from Arabic قَصِيدَة (qaṣīda). First attested in c. 1611 as Middle Hindi قصیدہ (qṣydh /qasīda/).

etymon

قَصِیدَہ

ref

Platts, John T. (1884) “قصيده”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 792

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

(poetry) qasida (panegyric poetry; Urdu poetry that extols)


سکون

ur-noun

سُکُون • (sukūn) m (Hindi spelling सुकून)

سُکُون (canonical)
sukūn (romanization)
सुकून (Hindi)
سُکُون (direct singular)
سُکُون (direct plural)
سُکُون (oblique singular)
سُکُونوں (oblique plural)
سُکُون (singular vocative)
سُکُونو (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سُکُون (sukūn), from Arabic سُكُون (sukūn).

bor+

Near-synonym: وِرام (virām)


مجموعہ

ur-noun

مَجْمُوعَہ • (majmū'a) m (formal plural مَجْمُوعَات (majmū'āt), Hindi spelling मजमूआ)

مَجْمُوعَہ (canonical)
majmū'a (romanization)
مَجْمُوعَات (formal plural)
मजमूआ (Hindi)
مَجْمُوعَہ (direct singular)
مَجْمُوعے (direct plural)
مَجْمُوعے (oblique singular)
مَجْمُوعوں (oblique plural)
مَجْمُوعے (singular vocative)
مَجْمُوعو (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Arabic جَمَعَ (jamaʕa)
Arabic مَجْمُوع (majmūʕ)
Arabic مَجْمُوعَة (majmūʕa)bor.
Classical Persian مَجْمُوعَه (majmū'a)bor.
Urdu مَجْمُوعَہ (majmū'a)
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَجْمُوعَه (majmū'a), borrowed from Arabic مَجْمُوعَة (majmūʕa), from مَجْمُوع (majmūʕ), from جَمَعَ (jamaʕa).

etymon

مَجْمُوعَہ