A Door Into Urdu: Lesson 19

to affect, to be attached

verb

لگنا

to begin to V

verbal construction

Vنے لگنا

ease, rest

noun

آرام

before

adverb

پہلے

before X

postposition

کے پہلے X

سے پہلے X

water vessel, used for washing in bathroom

noun m.

لوٹا

close (one)

construction (noun or adjective)

پاس والا

"the one associated with or typified by X" (see grammar)

suffix

والا X

village, rural settlement

noun m.

گا ؤں

to ask

verb

پوچھنا

relative

noun m.

رشتے دار

daughter-in-law

noun f.

بہو

son-in-law

noun m.

داماد

brother-in-law (sister's husband)

noun m.

بہنوئی

sister-in-law (brother's wife)

noun f.

بھابھی

brother-in-law (wife's brother)

noun m.

سالا

sister-in-law (wife's sister)

noun f.

سالی

until

postposition

تک

for many days

phrase

بہت دِنوں تک

with or for each other

phrase

ایک دُوسرے سے

of each other

phrase

ایک دُوسرے کا

for each other

phrase

ایک دُوسرے کے لِیے

to each other

phrase

ایک دُوسرے کو

the girl's relatives (in a marriage)

phrase

لڑکی والے

the boy's side (in a marriage)

phrase

لڑکے والے

usually, normally

phrase

عام طور پر

bridegroom

noun m.

دُولہا

bride

noun f.

دُلہن

again and again

phrase

بار بار

thirst

noun f.

پیاس

hunger

noun f.

بھوک

weather, season

noun m.

موسم

to begin (transitive)

verb

شروع کرنا

to begin (intransitive)

verb

شروع ہونا

month

noun m.

مہینہ

rain

noun m.

ورشا

mountain

noun m.

پہاڑ

year

noun m.

سال

bangle-seller

noun m.

چُوڑی والا

to wear

verb

پہننّا

engagement

noun f.

مںگنی

warm

adjective

گرم

cold

adjective

ٹھنڈا

but

conjunction

مگر

ice, snow

noun m., f.

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