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azmaan

'azm

conviction, determination, fortitude, intention

tajdiid

renewal, revival, novelty, renovation

e'timaad

confidence, faith, trust

samaa'at

hearing power, listening, hearing, sense of hearing, attention

mansuuba

plan, design, scheme, project

'adaavat

hostility, malice, enmity, animosity

dil-aazaarii

heart afflicting, torment of the heart, vexation of spirit

tauhiin-e-'adaalat

contempt of court, insult of court

ranjish

indignation, grief, unpleasantness (between persons)

chilman

a hanging screen made of reeds or spilt bamboo for obstructing view, Curtain, a Venetian blind

aaj

today, present moment

saqaafat

customs and beliefs of a specific country or group, culture, politeness, manners

difaa'

defence, repulsion

ulfat

love, affection, friendship, intimacy, familiarity, attachment, kindness

e'tibaar

confidence, trust, belief, faith, reliability, credibility

raqiib

a watcher, guardian

ziist

life, existence

rashk

jealousy, envy, grudge, malice

shab

night, night time

firaaq

separation, disunion, abandonment

taGaaful

feigned negligence, intentional connivance

aaftaab

sun

Words tagged under "Colloquial"

List of Urdu words and terms related with "Colloquial" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations

a.Da.ng ba.Da.ng honaa

be misplaced or disordered

a.ngnaa

a yard, courtyard

aa.nchal

a sheet used by women as veil or to cover the upper part of the body, particularly head and breasts

aa.nchal denaa

breast-feed a baby while covered

aa.nchal pa.Dnaa

be afflicted by bad omen

aa.nkho.n-KHaak

 

aabruu-baaKHta

shameless, disgraced, dishonored, unchaste, discredited

'aaqir

infertile (man or woman)

'aariza

 

aasiima

surprised, astonished, bewildered, lost

aasmaanii pilaanaa

make (a person) intoxicated (esp. with bhang)

abadaa-abad

 

adhau.Dii astar taan.naa

overeat, eat to the fill

agaa.Duu

 

aKHraajaat

expenses, expense

'alii-dhat

gigantic, monstrous

amn-chain

 

anyaa.n-KHanyaa.n

 

aphal

 

'aqiim

infertile (man or women), incapable of child-bearing, sterile, barren, useless,

araamil

destitute people, widowers, widows

asailaa

 

aTkal-baaz

guesser, appraiser

auzaar

instruments, tools, implements

ba.D bhaagii

lucky, very fortunate

ba.Daa karnaa

expand, promote, elevate, enlarge

baat Daalnaa

ask in vain, throw away one's words, ask for, request, suggest

baat-phe.nknaa

mock, taunt, jeer

baazaaran

prostitute

baazaarii

belonging to the market

bahnaa

(of wind) blow

balaa.e.n lenaa

touch the sides of someone's head with both hands and then similarly touch one's own head with curled fingers, signifying transfer of all woes and troubles to oneself

bargaa

 

baTnii

nipple (of breast)

battiisii-chhattiisii

cunning, crafty woman

bhaa.ii

brother, male cousin, an affectionate term of address, comrade, companion

bhaagnaa

abscond, escape

bhagtan

 

bhai.ns kii bhai.ns

fat and ugly (woman)

bhakkas

 

bhambo

fat, ugly, hideous woman

bhanDnaa

 

bhanelii

 

bharaa-ghar

a happy or well appointed home

bhaT-pa.Do

curse you!

bhauginii

 

bhunbhunyaa

tramp, wanderer, rambler

bhuun-bhuun khaanaa

fry and eat something, eat all, eat with zest, Metaphorically: to take care of

birhan

separated, rejected, abandoned (woman)

bishTii

 

bol-chaal

conversation, speaking terms, talk

bolnaa

(a bird) chirp

boltii

language, talking, power of speech

chaa.nd bhar jaanaa

 

chaa.nkii

 

chaaliisaa

fortieth year of an era or of the century

chaarnaa

 

chaarpaa.ii-vaalaa

bedbug

chahaar

four

chamakko

wanton, passionate or quarrelsome woman

chapat-gaah

the crown of the head, the head, the cheek

chapnaa

 

chapraa

 

chapraanaa

 

charbaraak

clever

chaTTaa

 

chaukhaaT

 

chaurasaanaa

smoothing or leveling a land

chha.Dyidah

 

chha.ndan

 

chha.nTail

 

chhaa.ii.n-phuu.ii.n

may God forbid! (used before uttering an undesirable word or expression)

chhaalii

 

chhaasaT

 

chhaatiyaa.n cha.Dhnaa

breasts to be very full or distended (with milk)

chhalhaa.ii

 

chhinaal

deceiver, trickster

chhinaalaa

harlotry, lewdness, illicit sexual intercourse

chhiyaa

 

chhulchhulaanaa

to move about making a rustling sound

chhulkiyo.n muutnaa

urinate in large quantity

chhurii-kaTaarii

at daggers drawn, enmity, hostility, fighting with knives

chhuTTaa

change, small coins

chii.n-jhap karnaa

 

choTii

a bird's crest

chu.D

vulva

chudaanaa

(of a woman) have sexual intercourse, get fucked

chulchulaanaa

feel lust, have urge for sex

chusvaanaa

 

chuT

sound of breaking of some hard material

chuTTaa

coil of hair

chutthal

jester, joker, clown

chuudaasii

 

chuumnaa

kiss

chuuTiilaa

 

Daa.nkTarnii

 

Daa.nkuu

 

daa.nt bajaanaa

chatter the teeth

daa.nt maarnaa

acquire or get possession (of a thing)

daadaa-giirii

behaviour of hoodlum, bullying

DaakTarnii

female doctor

daana

bead

daaniyaal

a Prophet of Israelites in between Prophet David and Prophet Jesus, he was famous for the dream interpretation

daan-o-dahez

 

daatr

 

dabbaa

 

dadaa

to give, offer, bestwow

dahaakaa baiThnaa

be afraid, be awe-struck

DaipuuDal

 

dantii

 

daraj

 

dard

ache, pain

dar-daaman

hem, embroidery or ornament of a skirt, gown or robe

dargor

get lost! be away!, in the grave, entombed, may you (lie) in the grave! may you die!

dariiKHaana

 

Daro.Dii

 

dast-qalam

calligrapher, educated, literate, able to read and write

dau.nchnaa

 

daur

strings used to sling a basket for irrigation

de.Daa

 

Dhaa.e.n

would demolish

Dhaa.ii

two and half

Dhaa.ii gha.Dii kii aanaa

die suddenly or very soon

Dhaa.nDaa

old bull

dhaa.nsnaa

cough due to acridity

dhamaal

a kind of music, a musical measure

dhamaamaa ho jaanaa

 

Dharkaanaa

 

dhavaj

 

Dhayyaa

 

Dhe.nD

 

Dhe.nDaa

 

dhii

knowledge, science, art

Dhob

 

Dhobraa

old dilapidated house, a crack in the wall or utensil, old earthen pot

DhoDaa

 

Dholnaa

beloved, small amulet in the shape of a drum

DhuDDii

an inferior kind of hookah

Dhulkii

 

Dhuu.Dhnaa

 

dhuum

fame

diida lagnaa

be sleepy doze off

diidanaasaa

 

diivaar

wall, obstruction, hurdle, bridge (of the nose)

diivaar pharraanaa

 

dil jalaa ke pakaa pho.Daa karnaa

 

dil lagii honaa

 

dil tale uupar honaa

 

dimaaGii

mental, cerebral

divaale.n

 

Do.nknaa

 

doctoran

 

do-jiyaa

a pregnant woman

Dolii

a small palanquin

do-varqii

consisting of two leaves or pages, small book, Metaphorically: vagina, (woman) private part

dukhiyaarii

distressed, woman in pain, suffering

dum ke piichhe lagaa rahnaa

 

dum ke raste nikalnaa

 

dum ke saath lagaa honaa

 

dushman

foe, enemy, antagonist, adversary

dushman ke kaan bahre

God forbid!

dushmano.n ke kaan bahre

 

duur-paar

God forbid, far be it

fauj kii fauj

a large crowd, group by group, a large number of people

fikr-mandii

anxiety, worry, thoughtfulness

ga.e-darje

at the very least, at most

ga.ndaa-paanii

dirty water, (figuratively) urine, male semen, sperm, alcohol, wine, liquor

gaa.Dh

difficulty, fix

gaa.Dnaa topnaa

bury

gaa.e kii tarah kaa.npnaa

 

gaa.iida

non-virgin woman

gaa.nD

the anus, bum, arse, ass, bottom

gaa.nTh karnaa

 

gaabhnii gaabh Daaltii hai

 

gaaDhaa

 

gaaT

 

gaat

 

gaat se honaa

 

GaaTii

 

gaatii

cloth or dress worn like plaid, a stole passed over the shoulder and under the arms and knotted on the chest

gaatii baa.ndhnaa

wear stole like a cross-belt to cover the shoulders and chest with a sheet of cloth

gaDaa

 

gaDDaa

 

gadhaa-loTan

 

gadho.n buKHaar cha.Dhnaa

run a high temperature

gahnaa

a kind of harrow without teeth

gahne kaa taar baaqii nahii.n

 

gahraa-suhaag

 

gaj-gaaminii

 

galaa ba.nd hojaanaa

 

galaa ba.ndhaanaa

 

galaa baa.ndhnaa

 

Galaq

 

ganes

 

ganjii

a well-arranged pile of dry grass secured for cattle

gardaa

dust

gardaa-baad

a dust-storm

garmii

anger, rage

garmii nikalnaa

 

gassaa

mouthful, morsel, gulp

gat

end, salvation, funeral rites

gaThrii-maThrii

 

gaTTaa sii jaan

 

gayaa-gavaayaa

 

gha.Do.n paanii pa.D jaanaa

 

ghaalnaa

mingle, mix

ghar baiThe ber dau.Daanaa

 

ghar bhar kar baahar bhare

 

ghar chaardah karnaa

 

ghar chain to baahar chain

peace in the house, rest in the outside, when you feel peaceful and happy at home, everything looks good

ghar ghaalnaa

ruin the house, defraud

ghar jaanii man maanii

 

ghar jhaknii

 

ghar kaa bojh pa.Dnaa

 

ghar kii puTkii baasii saag

 

ghar kutte kaa

something obtained for free

ghar muusnaa

 

ghar na honaa

 

ghar-ba.ndii

 

ghar-dar

 

ghar-ga.ii

 

ghar-gayaa

 

ghar-ghar jhaa.nknaa

 

ghaTtii

fall, decline, reduced

ghaTtii kaa pahraa

time when something is on the wane, old age

ghii ke charaaG jalaanaa

be very successful, prosper, rejoice, celebrate

ghii khich.Dii honaa

to mix, be affable

gho.Dii cha.Dhnaa

 

ghole me.n Daalnaa

 

ghole me.n pa.Dnaa

 

gholvaa

confusion, opium solution, opiate, solution, mixture, slop, an unpleasant combination

gholvaa pa.Dnaa

facing difficulty in some work

ghuma.D

thick clouds of rain

ghun

weevil, woodlouse, Worry, the dust or powder of worm-eaten wood or grain, wormhole, a hole made by an insect in a wood or grain

ghunnii

silent and cunning

ghuTne peT ko jaate hai.n

 

ghuu.ngaT kaa.Dhnaa

to veil one's face

ghuu.nTnaa

gulp, drink a mouthful

ghuuram-ghaaraa

peeking, staring

giidhanaa

 

gila-guzaarii

complaint, register complaint

girah lagnaa

 

giThaa

knot

god bharii rahe

blessing given to married women, may your child always be in arms or in the lap

god bharnaa

be blessed with child

god khilaanaa

nurse or bring up child, dandle

godak.Daa

 

god-bharii

pregnant lady

gojhaa

an sweet named Gujhiya

golaa-laaThii

 

gon-mathon

take to silence in anger

gor khaa.e

 

gor me.n a.ngaare bharnaa

 

gor me.n kii.De pa.De.n

to curse

gor me.n laat maar kar kha.Daa honaa

Recover from serious illness.

goshaa.e.n

 

gudgudii

excitement, incitement

GulamTaa

a card in the pack

gumaan pa.Dnaa

 

gumaan-bharaa

full of conceit, puffed-up, proud

gunaah sameTnaa

 

gunnii

a type of whip made of rope by which people beat each other on the occasion of Holi

gushaa.ii.n

 

gussaa

 

guu kaa kii.Daa

 

guu karnaa

 

guu nahii.n chhii chhii

no difference, both are shameful or vile

guu se nikaal kar muut me.n Daalnaa

 

guu.ndaa

 

guuda.D-KHail

 

guujhaa

 

guular kaa phuul

a rare commodity, wonder

guusaa

 

guzar

access, approach, livelihood

guzar jaanaa

to pass by, to die, to elapse (of time)

ha.nDaanaa

 

ha.ns-KHulq

endearing, friendly

ha.nstaa phuul bikastii kalii

 

haa.e-allaah

OMG-oh My God

haa.n huu.n karnaa

accept or agree with or accept with reservation

haa.n naa kaa javaab

 

haa.nDii

 

haa.ngaa

courage

haa.nke-pukaare

openly

haal luTaa honaa

 

haalaa Dolaa

earthquake

haalii-mavaalii

attendants, dependants, retinue

haaliyyat

 

haamii-e-kaar

supporter in action

haare-darje

 

haaruunii

ambassador's work or position

haata

boundary

haath bhar kii zubaan

 

haath ke ber na khaanaa

 

haath me.n pa.Daa honaa

dexterity, perfection

haath na gale naak me.n pyaaz ke Dale

someone priding on a frivolous affair or thing

haath-dhulaa.ii

barber's fee for washing the hands of the bride and the bridegroom (before the marriage feast)

haath-me.n-haath-denaa

give away a woman in marriage

haath-thake.n

 

haavan-dasta

pestle and mortar

haDDau

 

hadiis khii.nchnaa

to renounce, leave, forsake

haDraa

 

haf-nazar

 

haf-nazar

(benedictory words) may you be protected from evil eye!

hagaas

urge or need to pass stool

hagaas lagnaa

 

hagaasii-battaKH

coward

hago.Dii

 

hai.n

are

haika.D

strong, robust, bulky, burly, bragging, boastful, of full weight or measure

halaahal

deadly poison

halaal

allowed, free

halaal karnaa

make lawful, marry a kept woman or mistress, slaughter (an animal for food) in the way prescribed by the Islamic law

halaal-zaada

legitimate son

halaapatii

 

halaavat

sweetness, relish taste, deliciousness, comfort, relief

halbal

hurry, scurry, confusion

haljaan

feast given after marriage by lady of the house with money collected from the guests

halkam

uproar, tumult

halkam Daalnaa

make haste, hurry, rush

halke-se

 

halvaa khaa.e

Curse: to eat sweet after the death of someone, see dead

hamaam-dasta

 

hamaarii jaan ko jallaad hai

 

hama-ne'mat

 

hamesh

always, forever

hamkaa

to us

hamsaavaa.n

 

happaa

 

haq daq rah jaanaa

 

haq-naahaq

 

haraa baaG dikhaanaa

 

haraa-kachuuh

extremely green

haraara denaa

cheat, cozen, defraud

haramzadgii

wickedness, roguery, rascality, villainy

harbe-zarbe

often, repeatedly, time after time, again and again

harf paka.Dnaa

criticize

harkat honaa

 

harkat karnaa

do a mischief, act improperly

harmushTii

robustness, stoutness

hasharaat

 

hashr to.Dnaa

 

hashr TuuTnaa

 

haT uThaanaa

 

hathnii

she-elephant

hathnii jaisaa Diil

 

haTkaanaa

 

haTnaa

to move away, clear way

haul denaa

 

haul uThnaa

being frightened

haulaT

 

haule-haule

 

haul-jaul

 

havaa se baate.n karnaa

 

havaa zadgii

cold (in the head), rheum, defluxion

havaa.ii diida

insolent, inconsiderate, saucy

havvaa

Eve, the mother of mankind

hayyaa

shout by laborers to motivate themeselves

hazaar man kii

 

hazaarii 'umr ho

 

hazaarii-roza

fasting observed on the twenty-seventh of Rajab

he.ngaa

harrow

hel-mel

intimacy, familiarity, harmony, concord

here-phere

frequent visit, whirl

hernaa

search for, look (something) out, spy out, peer or pry into

hii.nguu

 

hiila

trick, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, stratagem, excuse, source of earning livelihood, profession, pretence

hiila karnaa

put up a lame excuse

hikaayate.n karnaa

to argue in vain

hikaayatii

argumentative (person)

hilnaa Dulnaa

 

hindii kii chindii

hair-splitting, explanation of obvious fact

hirfat

trade, business, profession, craft, art, artifice, trick, deceit, skill, ingenuity, cleverness, cunning

hirfat-baaz

crafty, cunning, artful

hisaab

accounts

hiskaa

imitation, copying, emulation

hissa-baKHra

distributing something after breaking it in pieces

ho baiThnaa

 

ho.ns lag jaanaa

 

holo.n-me.n

 

holuu

scared

hone ke din

 

hosh pak.Do

beware!, watch out! take heed

hot jot vaalaa

rich and resourceful man

hot kii jot hai

no money no joy

hot vaalaa

 

hote-hote

despite, gradually, in the course of time

huDDaa

 

hulaas hojaanaa

to vanish, disappear

hulsaanaa

encourage, stir up, excite, stimulate, incite, instigate

hurmat banaanaa

to gain respect

hurmat kaa laaguu honaa

 

hurmat utaarnaa

to disrespect, rebuke, defame

huu

desolation

ilmil-Tilmil

to quit essential work (used by women for journal work )

inkisaarii

breaking, breakage

ja.D kaaTnaa

to cut the root, undermine, destroy utterly, destroy

jaa.De kii chaa.ndnii

light of the winter-moon

jaale lenaa

 

jaan chalii jaanaa

die

jaan Gash honaa

 

jaan halkaan karnaa

grieve or mourn very much

jaan ko du'aa.e.n denaa

 

jaan par sabr karnaa

 

jaan pha.Daknaa

 

jaanaa-buujhaa

well-known, well-understood, well-frequented

jaane

don't know/ don't know how

jaanib-kaar

an acquaintance

jaastii

 

jaasuusii lenaa

to act or play the spy

jaataa rahnaa

(of something) be devastated, be lost, be missing, vanish, disappear

jaayaa

born of

jachchaa-giiriyaa.n

 

jag.har

 

jagar jagar karnaa

shine brightly, glitter

jag-ha.nsaa.ii

cause of universal laughter, disrepute, infamy, dishonour, disgrace

jahaa.n-numaa

all-reflecting, a place or mirror, etc. that offers the views of faraway places

jal gayaa

 

jalaatan

jealous, grumpy

jalbalaanaa

get angry or irritated, react with anger or irritation

jaldii kaa maaraa

a hasty or impetuous person, rash

jaldii-baaz

rash, impetuous, reckless, a person who acts with excessive speed or urgency

jalii-kaTii

scolding, rebuking someone, a bitter talk

jal-marnaa

burn to death, be extremely jealous

jalnaa balnaa

 

jaltaa-tavaa

hot plate or griddle

jamaa-jathaa

 

jamii-jam

 

jam-jam

always, in reality

janam me.n thuuknaa

 

janm-ghuTTii

 

jannatii

gentle, pious, simple (person)

jariimaana

 

jas

Famous, renowned, reputable, excellent, —a famous person, a celebrity

jaTaa-juuT

fillet of long hair on the head

javaab

answer, reply, response

javaanaa-marg

death at a young age, one who dies young, the one who is dies in the young time

javaanii kaa sukh dekhe

 

javaan-jahaan

youthful, especially a woman

javvaa

 

jazba

attraction, pull

jha.Dolnaa

newborn baby

jha.nvaanaa

 

jhaa.Dan

duster, cloth for dusting, rubbish, sweepings

jhaa.Dnaa

to brush off, to clean

jhaa.Duu maarnaa

 

jhaa.Duu-buhaaruu

 

jhaa.Duu-taaraa

comet

jhaa.ii.n-phuu.ii.n

God forbid!, Never let it happen

jhaa.nkaa-jho.nkii

 

jhaa.nk-taak

peeping, spying, looking or peeping covertly

jhanDuulaa

(baby) with untonsured head

jhannaanaa

be enraged, be very angry

jhapkii

a jump, spring (as of a tiger)

jhappaan

a kind of sedan chair used in hilly regions

jharberii kaa kaa.nTaa

berry's thorn, (figuratively) difficult to comprehend; complicated person, irritated person

jho.npa.Daa

hut, hovel

jho.npaa

a coil of hair on the top of the head, topknot

jhonaa

adjoin, connect

jhulasnaa

to be burnt, in flames

jhuTaalnaa

to tell a lie, deny a statement, touch or taste (food), pollute victuals by eating a little out of a large dish

jhuTail

promiscuous (woman)

jii buraa honaa

feel repugnance, be disgusted

jii paanii karnaa

to make heart soften

jii uupar talle honaa

have a feeling of nausea

jiijii

elder sister

jind.Dii

existence, life

jinn cha.Dhnaa

be possessed

jis ka kaam usii ko chhaaje aur kare to The.ngaa baaje

the one can do the work that he learns

jo.Daa

couple, pair, counterpart, mate, consort (wife or husband), partner, alloy, pair of shoes or socks, suit of clothes, especially bridal dress

jo.Daa ba.Dhaanaa

take off a suit of clothes, disrobe

jo.De-baage

 

jo.Dnaa

add, sum up, total, calculate or compute, reckon

jog

addition, sum total, application of a remedy, cure, conjunction, lucky conjuncture, consequence, result, fixing (an arrow or other weapon), mixture, combination, juncture, joining, uniting, connection, union, fortunate moment, opportunity, occasion, method, mode, manner, means,propriety, suitability, fitness

ju.Dnaa

(money) be saved, be mended, be obtained or procured, come to hand, join, be joined, unite

jug-jug jiyo

may you live long!

jullaabii

 

junuu.n cha.Dhnaa

become mad, lunatic, frenzied

junuunii

 

juTh denaa

 

juu

river, stream, rivulet, seeking, seeker

juutii kii baraabar na samajhnaa

 

juutii ko kyaa Garz

 

juutii par juutii cha.Dhnaa

one shoe put on the other regarded as an omen of an impending journey, while some take it as fight or war

juutii par kaajal paarnaa

 

juutii par maarnaa

reject, disregard, despise

juutii se

 

juutii-chhupaa.ii

wedding ceremony in which the bride's sisters and friends hide the shoes of the groom and ask for money in return

juutii-paizaar

shoe-fight, brawl

juutiyaa.n khaanaa

to be beaten with shoes, be taunted, be humiliated, to be ashamed

juutiyaa.n maarnaa

kicking by shoes, slapping with shoes, to humiliate, make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly

juvaarii-DhanDaarii

rascal, wicked, immoral, base

ka.Daakaa biitnaa

to starve

ka.Dvaa-niim

Neem plant which is extremely bitter in taste

ka.Dvaa-zahr

bitter as gall

ka.nduurii

a leathern (or linen) cover for a table

ka.ngaal-baa.nkaa

poor but proud or vain, penniless swell

ka.nkar

coarse lime stone pebble used to pave roads, gravel, pebble

kaa.ns me.n tairnaa

be deluded by mirage, soar on the wings of fancy

kaafirnii

 

kaahe-kaa

for what reason, for what purpose, for what

kaaj

buttonhole

kaajal lagaanaa

apply lampblack to the eyes

kaaklod

any kind of perplexity or inelegance in the mind, love, affection

kaakluudii

 

kaalak

blackness, soot

kaalii-kaluuTii

black, very black woman

kaamin

 

kaan chhii jaanaa

 

kaan me.n bol maarnaa

 

kaanaa-baatii

 

kaan-goshii

to chastise, reprimand

kaaT

cut (of a dress), cut, wound made by cutting, harm, damage, loss, opposition, animosity, sharpness (of sword, knife, etc.), sharpness or tartness (of words), bite

kaataa

that which is spun, thread

kaaThii

body, physique, appearance, shape, saddle, wood, timber, scabbard, sheath

kaaTii un.glii par na muutnaa

 

kaatnaa

to spin (cotton, wool or silk), to twist

kabhii-kabhaar

sometimes

kabuutarii

female pigeon

kachaa.ii

rawness, lack of experience

kachaa-saudaa

 

kachahrii cha.Dhnaa

be brought to court, appear before the court

kacharghaan

a group of children

kachchaa jaanaa

miscarriage

kachchaa khaa jaanaa

 

kachchaa pakkaa honaa

 

kachchaa pakkaa karnaa

 

kachche gha.De paanii bharnaa

to bring water with a pitcher of uncooked clay

kachche pakke din

 

kachche-bachche

 

kachche-din

early months of pregnancy when there is a risk of miscarriage, which lasts for eight months, pregnancy days

kafan ko lage

 

kahaanii jo.Dnaa

creating myths, telling falsified tales

kak.Dii khiiraa karnaa

 

kal kal to.D denaa

 

kal ko

 

kal se baiThnaa

 

kala.nk cha.Dhaanaa

put to shame, accuse, slander

kala.nkan

 

kalaam uThaanaa

to take an oath by lifting the Quran

kalap lagaanaa

 

kalbal

calamity, trouble, affliction

kalejaa

 

kalejaa uchhalnaa

to leap with joy, to be overjoyed, to palpitate

kaleje me.n chhed Daalnaa

 

kalima bharnaa

to repeat the (Muslim) confession of faith, lā ilāha illaʼl-lāh

kalla taaza karnaa

 

kallaa jab.Daa

chick, jowl, Metaphorically: face, gesture

kallaa karnaa

gargle, rinse the mouth

kallaa taaza karnaa

 

kalle tale dabaa lenaa

 

kalle-vaalii

the women whose voice is so high, the one who is very talkative, abusive, very noisy

kalmuuhii

wretched, black-faced, mischievous, ill-omened

kalran

a woman belonging to 'Kallar' sect who is often working to put leech

kalval Talnaa

 

kamaanaa dhamaanaa

 

kamar paTraa ho jaanaa

 

kanak

 

kankaTii

 

kannaas

a sweeper

kap.Daa lenaa

use sanitary towel during menstruation

kap.Daa o.Dhnaa

 

karaahiyat

abhorring, disgust, aversion

karam

favor, bounty, grace, graciousness, generosity

karbalaa

 

kariima

 

karm phuuTnaa

have bad luck, suffer loss, to be unfortunate

kartuut

artifice, art, trick, finesse

kasaalaa

disease

kasaamasii

 

kasaanaa

 

kasar

affliction, breach, loss, breaking, rupture, fraction, deficiency, want (for)

kasar baaqii na rakhnaa

 

kasar nikaalnaa

make good a loss, make up deficiency, get over the loss, fill the gap

kashiida kaa.Dhnaa

 

kashish

attraction, allurement

kaTaaraa

a kind of sugar cane

kaTaavan Daalnaa

 

katarvaa.n

crooked, awry, zigzag, trimmed (beard)

katarvaa.n-chaal

 

kaTnaa

(of a name) be struck off, (of bank of a river, etc.) be eroded, be washed away, (of a canal) be dug, (of colour) fade, (of time, etc.) pass, be abashed, be put to shame, be cut, be cut off, be snapped, be clipped, avoid, be snapped, be clipped, be deducted, be killed, be murdered, have one's kite cut (in a kite-flying contest)

kaTTar

callous, unkind, cruel

kaTTar

fanatical, rabid

kaun se laa'l lage hai.n

what is the peculiarity? has nothing special

kaur

morsel, mouthful

kauthii

 

kavaab

Kebabs are various cooked meat dishes, with their origins in Middle Eastern cuisine. Many variants are popular around the world

kavve khaa.e hai.n

 

ke-baar

 

kha.Daa

abeyant, waiting, half-cooked (of rice, etc.), moored, at anchor, perpetual, constant, ripe (of a field), not harvested (of crop), standing, stood, erect, upright, stationary, not moving, stopped, called at, vertical, perpendicular

kha.Daa karke dikhaanaa

thumb showing in response to asking for something, deny clearly

kha.Daa tarasnaa

much desirous, waiting for something to happen when it happens

kha.De paanii na piinaa

 

kha.De-ta.De

 

kha.Dii-choT

 

kha.ngaalnaa

 

KHaak me.n mil jaa.e

 

khaak sii

streaks on belly or thighs resulting from pregnancy

KHaak u.Dnaa

be ruined, be in ruins, (place) be desolate

KHaak-bhus

nothing at all! trifles!

KHaak-dhuul

 

KHaak-milaa

 

KHaala-jaayaa

 

KHaalii-KHuulii

merely

KHaalse lagnaa

be appropriated or confiscated by government

KHaana

division, class, column (of a tabular statement, etc.), head (in an account or statement), house, nest, dwelling, cell (in honeycomb), pigeonhole (of a desk), place, drawer, socket, space created by partitioning, compartment, square of chessboard, niche, recess

khaanaa hazam na honaa

 

khaanaa piinaa lahuu karnaa

 

KHaangii

domestic, familial, household, internal, domesticated, tame, private, personal

KHaar khaanaa

 

KHaasii

special, enough

khaaT nikalnaa

 

KHaavind karnaa

get a husband, marry

KHaavindii

mastership, dominion, the state of being a husband

khaayaa piyaa a.ng na lagnaa

 

khadabdii

clamor, uproar, cacophony

khadbadaanaa

simmer, bubble, boil, make a bubbling sound

KHailaa-paa.i.nchaa

 

KHair se

safe and sound, safely, in safety

KHairaat-daaKHil

wasteful expenditure, irrational spending

KHair-barkat

progress, increase, a growth for good

KHair-KHabar

upbeat, eudaemonia

KHair-KHabar puuchhnaa

inquiring one's well being

KHair-sallaa

inquiring one's well being

KHalal

disturbance, interruption, hindrance,disorder, confusion, breach, break, chink, gap, hiatus, rupture, fear, doubt,problem, defect

KHalat

 

KHaliifa

khalifa, Caliph, Muslim civil and religious ruler, especially one of the Prophet Muhammad's successors, son of master or teacher, successor or deputy of a religious teacher, tailor or barber, monitor

KHaliitii

housewife

khaliyaan kar denaa

 

khambh

 

KHanaa bahaknaa

become proud, vaunt, rave

KHandii

wanton or shameless woman, silly, fun-loving, wench, loose woman, coquette

khanja.Dii

a kind of wavy stripe in silk cloth

khapat

consumption, expenditure, use, outlay

KHaraabii kaa dihaa.Daa

resulting in spoilage

KHarchnaa

to spend, invest, put in use

KHariitii

 

KHasam peTii

widow, woman who has lost her husband

khasraa

measles

khaTaas

acidity, sourness

khaTiyaa siinaa

 

khaTTe miiThe din

days of pregnancy

khaTTiyaa.n khaanaa

 

khaTyaa nikalnaa

bier to be carried out, die

khaulaanaa

cause to boil, cause to rage, make very angry

khaulan

 

khauruu laanaa

 

khel Daalnaa

 

khel khilaanaa

cause to play or put up a show

KHelaa

foolish, wanton, playful, careless (woman or girl)

khetii KHasam setii

he who ploughs himself reaps a good harvest, self done is best done, you stand to lose when you leave work to others

KHi.ngaa

athletic, fatty, stout, robust, vigorous, able-bodied

KHi.ngraa

 

khich.Dii

kitcharee, dish made of pulse and rice boiled together

khichaavaT

 

khii.nchaa-taanii

struggle, scuffle, difficulties, stretching and straining

khiiraa kak.Dii karnaa

 

khij

nickname (for teasing someone)

KHil'at pahnaanaa

 

khillo-baavlii

 

khoba.D khaaba.D

 

khodnaa

to dig/excavate/engrave

khoj khonaa

 

khoj.Daa

 

khoj.Daa jaa.e

 

khoj.Daa khonaa

 

khoj.De piiTaa

 

KHol-daar

 

KHone

 

khoprii khaa jaanaa

irritate to the extreme

khoT

defect, fault, impurity, insincerity, fraud, loss (in business)

KHudaa dekh ke jaama qata' kartaa hai

a couple to be of the same disposition

KHudaa javaab de

God will tell him

KHudaa kaa diyaa sar par

a riddle which answers in moon, that is the lamp of God

KHudaa kaa karnaa kyaa hu.aa

 

KHudaa kii maarii

afflicted, troubled

KHudaa kii sa.nvaar

may God punish you!

khudnii

search, inquiry

khunDe ustre se sar muu.nDnaa

 

KHuraakii

daily allowance of food or of money to purchase it, subsistence money, board-wages

khurpii

 

KHush-rahe

(usu. sarcasm) be happy!

khuTle

 

KHuTTaa

the testicle, the penis

khuTTii

the term used to end friendship

khuttii

 

khuu.nTe se ba.ndhnaa

(of an animal) be tied, get married, come under control

KHuulammad

 

KHuun dau.Dnaa

 

KHuun paanii ek karnaa

grieve, lament

KHuun piinaa

to work someone to death

khuusT

very old, weak, decrepit

kich.Daanaa

have gummy substance running in the eyes, be bleary-eyed

kii.Daa

insect, worm,a great desire or craze

kii.De bahnaa

suffer with excessive lice

kii.De pa.De

(a curse) may you be infested with worms! may your body rot!

kii.De pa.Dnaa

rot, verminate, become infested with vermin

kii.Dii

ant

kii.Diyaa.n lagaanaa

infect something

kilaknaa

 

kilkilaanaa

laugh loudly, roar with laughter

kiraaya-daar utarnaa

a place to be rented

kiryaa khaanaa

swear, take an oath

kis ke maan kaa hai

 

kis puure par

 

ko.Dhan

 

ko.Dhii

dull, lax, lazy

ko.ii din yaad karo ge

 

kokh maa.ng se ThanDii honaa

 

kokhe.n lag jaanaa

 

kolhuu se pelnaa

 

koraa-pinDaa

a body not defiled, virgin girl, maiden

kosaa lagnaa

a curse to come to effect

kosaa-kaaTii

curse and taunt

kosnaa

to curse, imprecate, invoke or use a curse against

kosvaanaa piTvaanaa

cause to be cursed and thumped

koThe-vaaliyaa.n

prostitutes, whores

ku.Daknaa

crack, crackle, clatter, crunch

ku.Dhaapaa

displeasure, grief, sorrow

ku.Dhan

fussing, fuming, fretting, grief, mental distress, mourning

kuchalnaa

to crush, trample, to beat to pulp, put down, to beat severely, to bruise

kuchh kaa kuchh

 

kuchh-uupar

 

kured

 

kured kured kar puuchhnaa

probe thoroughly, enquire, question at length

kurednii

ear scrubber, Metaphorically: prick, knock

kurelnaa

scrape, to dig, to unsettle, to destroy

kurkurii uThnaa

 

kushtii

wrestling

kusvaanaa

 

kutte kaa kafan

any cheap cloth, coarse cloth

kuu.Dii

 

kuu.nDaa

an offering made by Muslims to some saint, especially to Imam Jafar Sadiq during the month of Rajab (رجب), the ceremony in which this offering is made

kuuk

screech, shrill, piercing sound

kuulaa kaaTnaa

 

kuusaa

 

kyaa chalaa.ii

 

kyaa dharaa hai

there is nothing in it now

kyaa machhliyaa.n sa.Dii jaatii hai.n

what was the hurry

kyaa na.ngii nahaa.e kyaa nicho.De

what does the poor have, what will the poor man give?

kyo.n ser

 

la.Daa.ii naa.ndhnaa

continuing the fight

la.nk lagnaa

 

la.nkaaraa

 

laa.ii-lojii

Flattery, adulation, coaxing.

laaj khaanaa

to feel shy

laaj lagnaa

 

laaj lajaanaa

Be ashamed, abashed, embarrassed.

laaj se marnaa

have a sense of honour, feel much ashamed

laajaa-luujii

 

laajo.n marnaa

 

laal

a small bird of red colour, red avadavat Fringilla amandava, boy, child, son, dear, ruby

laal parii kii baiThak

 

laalach-KHoraa

 

laalo.n kaa laal

a very dear child

laa'nat kaa maaraa

accursed

laasan

thick rope to knot ships

laa-suKHan

harsh words, foul language

lab-e-sa.Dak

roadside

laDaa.ii karnaa

fight, quarrel

ladaanaa

cause to be loaded, help in loading

laf.Daa

quarrel, squabble, disputation

lag jaanaa

 

lag lipaT kar

 

laga.nt

sexual intercourse

lagaa lagaanaa

be intimate, form friendship

lagaa lipTaa rahnaa

be engrossed, occupied

lagaa.ii

false accusation

lagaa.ii-lutrii

inciting and extinguishing, telling tales to incite enmity or quarrel, backbiting

laGaam

 

lagaanaa

to take time

lag-bhag

about, nearly, approximately, almost, near about

lagnaa

abut on (building, etc), appear, reach,be arranged (meal, etc), be applied, be attached, be close (to), be related to, join (with), be burnt (curry, etc.), be caught or overtaken by (disease), break out (fire), be levied, cost, be moored, be planted or take root (trees, plants), be wounded, smart, begin, be engaged (in), close, shut (door, eyes), feel, have sexual intercourse, marriage be arranged, pay attention, stick, hit, touch, suit, be pleasing or agreeable

lagtaa hai

it seems, it feels

laGv

absurd, nonsensical, nonsense, gibberish, rubbish, frivolous, preposterous, unsubstantiated

lah.ngaa pahan.naa

 

lahaas

hawser, cable

lahaTnaa

 

lahlahaataa

swaying

lahraa lagaanaa

evade

lahraanaa

blaze up, exult, tantalize, wave, undulate, fluctuate, flutter

lahuu chuunaa

blood-dripping

lahuu halkaa honaa

become unconscious of seeing blood

lahuu kaa bigaa.D

bloodshed

lahuu kaa halkaa

faint-hearted

lahuu karnaa

 

lahuu piye

 

laiyaa-puu.njiyaa

 

lakiir khii.nchnaa

fix a boundary

lalaaT

 

lallaa

boy, son

lamDaa

boy, lad

lanDuurii-faaKHta

 

lap-chaKHnii

flatterer, babbler

lapkii

basting stitch, tack

lappa.D

slap

laqaat

weak, gaunt, lean, infirm, haggard

lashkar-vaalaa

 

laT katarnaa

 

laT-Dhulaa.ii

 

lat-rau.ndan

to be trampled under foot, tread on and crush

laTuuriyo.n vaalii

 

lauknaa

shine, flash, glitter

lauThaa

young, stout, sturdy, robust

lep-chiip

 

lihaaj

 

liik se be-liik honaa

 

liilnaa

gulp, swallow, devour

liip-pot baraabar karnaa

 

likhaa

fate, destiny

likkhaa-pa.Dhii

written agreement, record or entry in a register

liyaa hii nahii.n pa.Dtaa

 

lo

take, get, carry

loch denaa

beat

log

people, folk

logan

 

loTe Daalnaa

 

lu.Dhyaanaa

seam, hem (a garment)

lubhaanaa

entice, tempt, allure, seduce, charm, draw or win over, attract, fascinate, excite desire

luchaa

 

luhnaa

a fool, a stone

lunDii

 

luugaa.ii

a woman, a wife

luukaa lagaanaa

inflame or excite quarrels, incite passions, etc.

ma.njhelaa Daalnaa

delay, make late

maa.ikaa

maternal house

maa.n

mother, ma, mummy, root, origin, base, source

maa.ng khulnaa

death of a bride or a groom, a marriage to annul

maa.ng me.n aag lagnaa

become widowed

maa.ng se ThanDii rahe

of a woman's husband to be alive

maa.ng uja.Dnaa

to be widowed, become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death

maahira

 

maaKHiz

 

maal chiirnaa

 

maam

power, resources, means

maamaagiirii

 

maamaa-havvaa

an old woman

maamii piinaa

take one's side, praise, appreciate

maamuu

the brother of one's mother, maternal uncle

maamuu.n

maternal uncle, mother's brother, uncle

maa'muul ke din

monthly course, menstrual period

maa'muul ke din Tal jaanaa

be pregnant

maa'muul se honaa

as per custom, conventionally, normally

maan-bharii

dignified, arrogant

maan-daan

 

maar khaane kii nishaanii

 

maar pa.De

 

maar piichhe sa.nvaar

patch up after a quarrel

maaraa jaanaa

be slain or killed, be ruined, be lost

maaraa maar karnaa

fight, wrangle, massacre, hurry up, bustle, work hard

maash kaa putlaa

 

maathaa bha.Daknaa

 

maathaa piTan karnaa

 

maathaa Thanaknaa

be alarmed, have an intuitive feeling of the coming evil

machchhii

fish

machii

happened

machkaanaa

shake, move, bend

madaar

mudar, swallowwort or milkweed, Calotropis procera, any of the several vines of genus Asclepias

madat

 

maddaa

 

mafruuG

 

maGfuura

 

maGruurii

pride, ego, arrogance, self-conceit

maguu

road, street, way

maGz khapaanaa

do mental work or labour, ponder deeply

mahiina bhaarii honaa

of a month be painful or inauspicious

mahiina cha.Dhnaa

be in arrears, be pregnant

mahiine se honaa

menstruate

mahtaala

tricky women, crafty women

mai.n ne mu'aaf kiyaa mere KHudaa ne mu'aaf kiyaa

 

mai.n qurbaan

 

mai.n tere sadqe

 

maidaan daarii karnaa

to compete, fight, go at war with one another

maikaa basaanaa

of a married woman to stay at her parent's home

mail kaa bail banaanaa

make a mountain out of a molehill

maile sar se honaa

 

mainaa

common mynah, also known as Indian mynah or talking mynah, Gracula religiosa

majuurii

 

mak.Dii kii tarah jhaa.D Daalnaa

 

makau

 

makhkhiir

Honey

makkhii chappii kii KHidmat

 

makkhiyo.n ke chhatte ko chhe.Dnaa

stir up a hornet's nest

makkho

 

malaamatii

reprehensible, blameable, censured (person)

malaknaa

a graceful gait, alluring gait

maliyaameT

devastate, destroy

malmalaanaa

be tense, be uneasy or restless, be highly-strung or nervous

man

mind, heart, soul, will

man maarnaa

restrain oneself, suppress desire

man mailaa karnaa

 

manaa'ii

 

manjhaa Daalnaa

obstructing, intervention

mankuuha

legally married wife

manmaanii

 

mannat ba.Dhaanaa

 

mannat karnaa

 

mannat maa.ngnaa

 

mannat maannaa

make a vow

maqbuula karaanaa

 

maqsuum jaagnaa

 

maqsuum kaa likhaa

decree of fate

maqsuum kaa utarnaa

 

mar miTnaa

be ruined, fall for, fall in love, toil hard

mard

male, man, fellow, hero, brave person, husband, brave, courageous

mard qubuul karnaa

 

mard-maanus

 

marduvaa

(often deris. or joc.) woman's word for a man, especially for a stranger or other than her husband

mare paTe

a curse phrase

marg maarnaa

 

mar-jhallaa

weak, feeble, lean, very old

marne-jogaa

deserving to die, a pejorative used mostly by women

maro

safflower

maro.D kii baat

 

maro.Dii khaanaa

be twisted

marzii mile kaa saudaa

 

marzii milnaa

agreement, consent

mas.ale-masaa.il

 

masaa karke

 

masaT maarnaa

to fall silent, retire to silence

masiit

 

masjid me.n charaaG jalaanaa

 

masko.Daa

sudden movement of changing one's side

maslahat

expedience, usefulness, convenience, advisability, prudence, policy, diplomacy, prudent measure, good thing

masosaa

the act of pressing, squeezing, grabbing, burden, pressure

mat maarii pa.Dnaa

 

maTiyaa-mel karnaa

 

maTkaanaa

roll the eyes playfully, move one's eyes or body flirtatiously or playfully, ogle

mau.Dii

crown made by paper or palm leaves etc. put at head of the groom

maujii-jiiv.Daa

 

mauqa' ban.naa

find an opportune time

mautuuh

 

mayyaa

form of address for an old woman, mother

mazbuutii

durability, firmness, strength, solidity, cogency

mazruuba

 

mazuur

 

mazuurii

 

me.nDhyaa.n

small curls of hair

me.n-me.n

egotism, vanity, arrogance

mehmaan daaKHil

 

mehr-baa.ngii

kindness

meKH chalaanaa

 

meraa halvaa khaa.e

you may find me dead

mere alllaah

 

mere mu.nh me.n KHaak

apology when saying something obvious, may it never come to pass! may my words have no effect!

mere mu.nh se

for my sake

merii daa.ii ko kostii hai

 

merii juutii se

 

meTnaa

to remove from the heart, make distance

mihraaruu

wife, women, lady

miinaa-baazaar

shopping center handled by ladies, (this shopping center was first started by Mughal Emperor Akbar),fancy fair, women's fair or festival

miinaa-kaarii

enamelling, enamel work on jewellery

miir

a common title of Sayyeds, a title by which Sayyeds are addressed, chief, head, leader, the king

miiraan

 

miiraan jii

 

miiraan jii kaa chaa.nd

 

miiThaa-baras

coming off teenage

miiThaa-mahiina

 

miiThaa-saal

sweet year, eighteenth year of life

miiThii

sweet

miiyo.n-balaa.ii

the cat

milaT

 

milii-bhagat

collusion, connivance, conspiracy, plot, scheme to defraud (one)

mirchii

 

missii kaajal karnaa

apply cosmetics

missii kii dha.Dii

layer or stain of missi or dentifrice on the lips and teeth

missii kii u.nglii

 

miT-gayaa

 

miTTii savaarat karnaa

delivery to the right place, to make justice

mizaaj-peTii

proud, conceited (woman)

mograa

double jasmine, jasmine

mohabbat uchhalnaa

 

mola.D

 

mola.Da

 

mom kii mariyam

the thing which can't even be touched, Metaphorically: a very delicate woman

morii chhuuTnaa

 

moTaa-diida

obscenity, ill-behavior, audacity

motii kaa ThanDaa honaa

breakage of pearls, when the morning begins, the pearls begin to feel cold. this is considered a sign of dawn

mu.Dak

airs, conceit

mu.nh bhar denaa

 

mu.nh bhar ke

fully, completely

mu.nh cha.Dhnaa

become someone's favourite

mu.nh chalaanaa

bite, snap (usu. used for horses)

mu.nh de kar baat karnaa

 

mu.nh jo.Dnaa

whisper, backbite

mu.nh kaa phuuha.D

disrespectful, rude, abusive

mu.nh me.n KHaak

may it never come to pass! may your words have no effect!

mu.nh par daana na rakhnaa

starve, go without food, do not eat even a grain

mu.nh par zardii kha.nD jaanaa

grow pale or wan, become deadly pale

mu.nh se phuuTnaa

utter, say, speak out

mu.nh-a.ndhere

before daybreak, at dawn, in the early morning

mu.nh-bharaa.ii

sop, bribe

mu.nh-dar-mu.nh

face to face, in the presence of

mukallafa

 

muker

 

mukhnaa-dev

big God without horns, people imagine that this god comes to the tomb Sayyid Salar Ghazi and sweeps it on the wedding

muKHtaniqa

 

mukko

 

mukmukaa

settling a matter in an underhand way, an illegal or immoral collusion

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