بہترین دوست
The English phrase 'best friend' is translated into Urdu as بہترین دوست.
The phrase بہترین دوست refers to an especially close and trusted friend.
Meaning: an especially close and trusted friend (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of بہترین (behtareen), meaning 'best' and دوست (dost), meaning 'friend'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Lahore, people often use the word جانی دوست as an informal way to describe their best friend.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase بہترین دوست is gender-neutral and can be used for both male and female best friends.
Did you know?
- While بہترین دوست is the standard term, in some regions of Pakistan, friends may use the word جیگر (jigar), meaning 'liver', to address their best friend.
- The word دوست is a distant relative of the English word 'guest', as both trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews-.
- In poetic Urdu, a best friend is sometimes called a ہمدم (hamdam), which literally translates to 'one who shares the same breath'.
Examples in context
- کتاب میری بہترین دوست ہے۔My best friend is a book.This sentence is useful for showing how to use بہترین دوست to describe an object like a book.Tatoeba #1946093 by nabeel_tahir, translation #657164 by Eldad
- تم میرے لئے سب سے اچھے دوست ہو۔You are the best friend for me.
- علی میرا بہترین دوست ہے۔Ali mera behtareen dost hai.Ali is my best friend.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their childhood acquaintances.
- عمر Omarکیا علی تمہارا بہترین دوست ہے؟Kya Ali tumhara behtareen dost hai?Is Ali your best friend?
- سارہ Saraہاں، وہ میرا بہترین دوست ہے۔Haan, woh mera behtareen dost hai.Yes, he is my best friend.
- عمر Omarیہ بہت اچھی بات ہے۔Yeh bohat achi baat hai.That is a very good thing.
- سارہ Saraشکریہ، عمر۔Shukriya, Umar.Thank you, Umar.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
