گنجا
gañjā/ɡən.d͡ʒɑː/
The Urdu word for "bald" is گنجا (gañjā).
گنجا is an adjective used to describe a person or animal that has little or no hair on their head.
Meaning: having little or no hair (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /ɡən.dʒɑː/. It has two syllables: gañ-jā.
Did you know?
- In many Urdu-speaking households, instead of calling someone گنجا, people might use the phrase سر چمک رہا ہے (sar chamak raha hai), which translates to 'the head is shining'.
- In certain regional dialects of Urdu, the word گنجا can be used as a playful nickname for a person with a very prominent or high forehead, even if they are not actually bald.
- Urdu speakers might use the word گنجا to describe a 'bald' or 'stripped' area in a technical sense, such as a patch of land where crops cannot grow.
Examples in context
- وہ آدمی گنجا ہے۔woh aadmi ganja hai.That man is bald.
- کیا وہ گنجا ہو رہا ہے؟kya woh ganja ho raha hai?Is he going bald?
- میرا بھائی اب گنجا ہے۔mera bhai ab ganja hai.My brother is bald now.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at an old photograph.
- عمر Omarدیکھو، یہ آدمی گنجا ہے۔dekho, yeh aadmi ganja hai.Look, this man is bald.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا یہ تمہارے تایا ہیں؟kya yeh tumhare taya hain?Is this your uncle?
- عمر Omarہاں، وہ اب گنجا ہے۔haan, woh ab ganja hai.Yes, he is bald now.
- فاطمہ Fatimaوہ بہت اچھے لگ رہے ہیں۔woh bahut achay lag rahay hain.He looks very good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bald” translations and entries گنجا, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
