حَمْلَہ
hamlamasculine
The English word attack is translated into Urdu as حَمْلَہ (hamla). Wiktionary also lists آکْرَمَن (ākraman) and یُورِش (yūriś).
Meaning: attempt to cause damage, injury, or death (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| حَمْلَہ | hamla | masculine |
| آکْرَمَن | ākraman | masculine |
| یُورِش | yūriś | feminine |
| ہَجْمَہ | hajma | masculine |
| ہُجُوم | hujūm | masculine |
The term refers to an attempt to cause damage, injury or death. In military or strategic settings, you might use the phrase Dushman par hamla karna to mean to attack an enemy.
Which one should you use?
The word hamla is frequently used to describe a sudden, often criminal or violent, physical assault or strike.
How does it change in a sentence?
To turn the noun ہُجُوم into the verb 'to attack', you must add the auxiliary verb karnā, resulting in the verb phrase ہُجُوم کرنا.
How do you pronounce it?
hamla
Did you know?
- While حَمْلَہ (hamlā) is the standard word for an attack, it shares the same root as the Arabic word for 'pregnancy' or 'carrying/bearing', which is used in Urdu to mean 'to carry' or 'to bear'.
- In a poetic or literary context, a 'hujūm' can describe a sudden outpouring of emotions, such as a 'hujūm-e-ashk' which means an 'attack' or flood of tears.
- In Urdu, the word ہَجْمَہ can refer to a physical attack, but it is also used in a medical context to describe a 'bout' or 'attack' of a disease.
Examples in context
- دشمن نے اچانک حَمْلَہ کیا۔dushman ne achaanak hamla kiya.The enemy suddenly attacked.
- پولیس نے حَمْلَہ روک لیا۔police ne hamla rok liya.The police stopped the attack.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “attack” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
