پرسکون
pursukoon
The English word 'calm' is translated into Urdu as پرسکون (pursukoon).
The adjective پرسکون is used to describe someone or something that is free from anger and anxiety.
Meaning: free from anger and anxiety (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
pursukoon
Did you know?
- The root word سکون is shared with Arabic, where it refers to the absence of a vowel sound on a consonant, representing a 'stillness' in pronunciation.
- In spoken Urdu, if someone asks you to 'be calm' during a heated moment, using the phrase پرسکون رہیں might sound almost too formal or detached, whereas صبر کریں meaning 'have patience' is more common.
- The word پرسکون is a compound of two distinct Persian elements: پر meaning 'full of' and سکون meaning 'peace' or 'tranquility'.
Examples in context
- آپ اتنے پرسکون کیسے ہو سکتے ہیں؟How can you be so calm?This sentence is useful for asking how someone can be so پرسکون.Tatoeba #5405260 by eeyinn, translation #38744 by CK
- میں سکون کا احساس کر رہا ہوں۔I am feeling calm.
- مجھے آرام سے سونے دو۔Let me sleep peacefully.
- آج موسم بہت پرسکون ہے۔Aaj mausam bohat pursukoon hai.The weather is very calm today.
- اس کا ذہن ہمیشہ پرسکون رہتا ہے۔Us ka zehen hamesha pursukoon rehta hai.His mind always stays calm.
Example conversation
Fatima and Hamza are sitting in a quiet park.
- فاطمہ Fatimaیہاں کا ماحول کتنا پرسکون ہے۔Yahan ka mahol kitna pursukoon hai.How calm the environment is here.
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں، مجھے یہاں بہت سکون ملتا ہے۔Haan, mujhe yahan bohat sukoon milta hai.Yes, I find a lot of peace here.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا آپ کو نیند آ رہی ہے؟Kya aap ko neend aa rahi hai?Are you feeling sleepy?
- حمزہ Hamzaشاید، کیونکہ میں بہت پرسکون محسوس کر رہا ہوں۔Shayad, kyunke mein bohat pursukoon mehsoos kar raha hoon.Maybe, because I am feeling very calm.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
