امریکہ
amrika
America in Urdu is امریکہ (amrika).
امریکہ is the name used for the country known as the United States of America.
How do you pronounce it?
amrika
Did you know?
- The Urdu word امریکہ is borrowed from the Arabic word أَمْرِيكَة, rather than being a direct phonetic loan from English.
- In certain South Asian political contexts, the term 'Amrika' is sometimes used metonymically to refer to 'Western influence' rather than just the physical geography of the country.
- While the phrase refers to a country, the final letter ہ in امریکہ is not pronounced as a consonant but serves as a vowel marker to create an 'ah' sound.
Examples in context
- دس سال ہو گئے ہیں اسے امریکہ گئے ہوئے۔Ten years have passed since he went to America.This sentence is useful for describing the time elapsed since someone traveled to امریکہ.Tatoeba #1497782 by nabeel_tahir, translation #284039 by CK
- ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکہ میں عورت اوسطاً صرف تین بچے پیدا کرتی ہے۔In the United States of America, a woman on average only has three children.This sentence is useful for discussing statistics or facts regarding the United States of America using امریکہ.Tatoeba #5147664 by eeyinn, translation #5147665 by eeyinn
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans.
- سارہ Saraعلی، کیا آپ کبھی امریکہ گئے ہیں؟Ali, kya aap kabhi America gaye hain?Ali, have you ever been to America?
- علی Aliنہیں سارہ، میں ابھی تک نہیں گیا۔Nahi Sara, main abhi tak nahi gaya.No Sara, I haven't gone yet.
- سارہ Saraمیں وہاں گھومنا چاہتی ہوں۔Main wahan ghoomna chahti hoon.I want to travel there.
- علی Aliیہ ایک بہت بڑا ملک ہے۔Yeh ek bohat bara mulk hai.It is a very large country.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries امریکہ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
