گوشت
gośt/ɡoːʃt̪/
The English word "beef" is translated into Urdu as گوشت (gośt).
The term گوشت is a generic noun meaning "meat" and can refer to beef, mutton, chicken or any other animal flesh. To specifically specify "beef" (the meat of a cow), speakers often use the phrase گوشتِ گائے.
Meaning: meat (noun)
Which one should you use?
While گوشت means "meat" in a general sense, if you want to be specific about the animal, you should use more descriptive phrases. For example, گوشتِ گائے specifically denotes the meat of a cow.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Karachi, the borrowed term بیف is used frequently instead of گائے کا گوشت or گوشت.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gośt and the IPA is /ɡoːʃt̪/.
Did you know?
- In certain poetic contexts, گوشت can refer to the physical substance of the body to contrast the soul's weightlessness with the heavy, material nature of flesh.
- Depending on the region, specifying گوشتِ گائے can be a sensitive topic due to the religious and cultural significance of cows in South Asia.
- The Urdu word for meat, گوشت, was borrowed from Classical Persian.
Examples in context
- آج شام کو بیف کا پُلاو بنا رہے ہیں۔ تم کھانا پسند کرو گے؟We are making beef pilaf for dinner tonight. Would you like to have it?
- مجھے گائے کا گوشت پسند ہے۔mujhe gaaye ka gosht pasand hai.I like beef.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ahmed are planning dinner at home.
- زینب Zainabکیا ہم آج گوشت پکائیں؟Kya hum aaj gosht pakayein?Shall we cook beef today?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، یہ ایک اچھا خیال ہے۔Haan, yeh ek acha khayal hai.Yes, that is a good idea.
- زینب Zainabآپ بازار سے گوشت لے آئیں۔Aap bazar se gosht le aayein.You bring the beef from the market.
- احمد Ahmedٹھیک ہے، میں ابھی جاتا ہوں۔Theek hai, mein abhi jata hoon.Okay, I am going now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beef” translations and entries گوشت, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries گوشت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
