آسَنْد
āsandmasculine
The English word 'chair' can be translated into Urdu as آسَنْد (āsand) or کُرْسی.
Meaning: furniture (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| آسَنْد | āsand | masculine |
| کُرْسی | kursī | feminine |
Both terms refer to the piece of furniture used for sitting.
Which one should you use?
کُرْسی (kursī) is the much more common, everyday word used in modern Urdu. In contrast, آسَنْد (āsand) is a more formal or literary term.
How does it change in a sentence?
کُرْسی is a feminine noun, meaning it requires feminine adjectives and feminine verb agreement in a sentence. The plural form of کُرْسی is کُرْسیاں. آسَنْد is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
āsand
Did you know?
- The word کُرْسی is a loanword from Arabic, where it also means 'chair' and appears in the Quran to describe a divine throne or footstool.
- In Pakistani political discourse, the word کُرْسی is often used as a metaphor for political power or a high office, rather than a physical piece of furniture.
- The word کُرْسی (kursī) is a loanword from Persian, which itself derived it from older roots, showing the deep historical linguistic layers of the region.
Example sentences for Urdu are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “chair” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
