بیل
bel/beːl/
The English word 'bull' is translated into Urdu as بیل (bel).
The term refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.
Meaning: uncastrated adult male bovine (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as bel and is pronounced /beːl/.
Did you know?
- In Urdu, the word بیل is frequently used to refer to a castrated ox used for pulling carts, while سانڈ is reserved for the intact male.
- Urdu lacks a native single-word equivalent for the financial 'bull market', often resorting to the English term or phrases describing 'rising prices'.
- In certain regional dialects influenced by Punjabi, a very similar sounding word ویل can refer to a creeping vine or a plant.
Examples in context
- میرے پاس ایک بیل ہے۔I have a bull.
- وہ ایک بڑا بیل ہے۔Woh ek bara bail hai.That is a large bull.
- کھیت میں ایک بیل کھڑا ہے۔Khet mein ek bail khara hai.A bull is standing in the field.
- بیل بہت طاقتور ہے۔Bail bohat taqatwar hai.The bull is very powerful.
Example conversation
Hamza and Sara are looking at animals in a rural village.
- حمزہ Hamzaدیکھو، وہ بیل کتنا طاقتور ہے!Dekho, woh bail kitna taqatwar hai!Look, how powerful that bull is!
- سارہ Saraہاں، وہ بہت بڑا ہے۔Haan, woh bohat bara hai.Yes, he is very big.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا یہ بیل ڈراؤنا ہے؟Kya yeh bail darawna hai?Is this bull scary?
- سارہ Saraنہیں، وہ پرسکون ہے۔Nahi, woh pursukoon hai.No, he is calm.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry بیل, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
