بھورا
bhoora
The English adjective "brown" is translated into Urdu as بھورا (bhoora).
The word is used to describe things that possess the color brown. While بھورا is the standard adjective, the related noun form بُھورا can be used to refer to the color itself.
Meaning: having a brown color/colour (adj)
Which one should you use?
The specific form of the word depends on the gender and number of the noun it describes. بھوری is the feminine singular form. For masculine plural nouns, use بھورے.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
Use the feminine form بھوری when describing a feminine noun. Use the masculine plural form بھورے when describing masculine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
bhoora
Did you know?
- When describing skin tones, Urdu speakers often avoid the word بھورا and instead use گندمی, which literally translates to 'wheat-colored'.
- While بھورا means 'brown' in Urdu, its cognate in Northern Kurdish means 'grey' and in Ossetian it means 'yellow'.
- Urdu has multiple ways to describe brown, as بھورا refers to the standard color, but words like بھورا can overlap with descriptions of 'tawny' or 'golden' in poetic contexts.
Examples in context
- میرے پاس ایک بھورا بیگ ہے۔meray paas ek bhoura bag hai.I have a brown bag.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Zainab are looking at clothes in a shop.
- زینب Zainabکیا آپ کو یہ بھورا سوٹ پسند ہے؟kya aap ko yeh bhoura suit pasand hai?Do you like this brown suit?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، یہ بہت اچھا ہے۔haan, yeh bohat acha hai.Yes, it is very good.
- زینب Zainabاحمد، یہ رنگ آپ پر جچے گا۔Ahmed, yeh rang aap par jachay ga.Ahmed, this color will suit you.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ، زینب۔shukriya, Zainab.Thank you, Zainab.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بھورا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
