خْوَاب گاہ
xvāb gāhfeminine
The English phrase bedroom can be translated into Urdu as خْوَاب گاہ (xvāb gāh), آرام گاہ or شَبِسْتان.
Meaning: room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| خْوَاب گاہ | xvāb gāh | feminine |
| آرام گاہ | ārām gāh | feminine |
| شَبِسْتان | śabistān | masculine |
The term refers to a room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping.
Which one should you use?
While خْوَاب گاہ specifically implies a place for sleeping/dreams, آرام گاہ can be used more broadly to mean a place of rest or a lounge.
How do you pronounce it?
xvāb gāh
Did you know?
- The word آرام گاہ can be used as a euphemism for death, describing the final 'resting place' of a person.
- In many traditional South Asian households, the concept of a 'bedroom' is fluid, as the 'baithak' or drawing room often doubles as a sleeping area for guests.
- The word آرام shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'rest' through the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rem-.
Example sentences for Urdu are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Zainab are discussing their new house layout.
- احمد Ahmedزینب، آپ کی خْوَاب گاہ کہاں ہے؟Zainab, aap ki khwab gah kahan hai?Zainab, where is your bedroom?
- زینب Zainabمیری خْوَاب گاہ سیڑھیوں کے پاس ہے۔Meri khwab gah seerhiyon ke paas hai.My bedroom is near the stairs.
- احمد Ahmedکیا وہاں روشنی کافی ہے؟Kya wahan roshni kafi hai?Is there enough light there?
- زینب Zainabجی ہاں، وہاں ایک بڑی کھڑکی ہے۔Ji han, wahan ek bari khirki hai.Yes, there is a large window there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bedroom” translations and entries آرام گاہ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries آرام, آرام گاہ, گاہ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
