دار چینی
daar cheeni
The English word cinnamon is translated into Urdu as دار چینی (daar cheeni).
دار چینی refers to the spice cinnamon. You may also encounter the phrase باریک کٹی ہوئی دار چینی, which refers to finely ground cinnamon used in cooking or baking.
Meaning: spice (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is a compound where دار means wood and چینی refers to China, literally meaning 'Chinese wood'.
How do you pronounce it?
daar cheeni
Did you know?
- In many South Asian contexts, the term چینی (cheeni) can also be used as a shorthand for 'sugar' in certain dialects and older culinary contexts.
- While the phrase literally means 'Chinese wood', the spice is actually native to Sri Lanka, not China.
- The term باریک (bareek) used in 'finely ground cinnamon' is also used in Urdu to describe someone who is 'thin' or 'slender'.
Examples in context
- کیا تمہارے پاس دار چینی ہے؟Do you have any cinnamon?
- مجھے دار چینی کی خوشبو بہت پسند ہے۔I love the aroma of cinnamon.
- مجھے دار چینی بہت پسند ہے۔mujhe daar cheeni bahut pasand hai.I like cinnamon very much.
- کیا آپ کے پاس دار چینی ہے؟kya aap ke paas daar cheeni hai?Do you have cinnamon?
- چائے میں تھوڑی دار چینی ڈالیں۔chai mein thori daar cheeni daalein.Put a little cinnamon in the tea.
Example conversation
Fatima and Umar are in the kitchen preparing tea.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعمر، کیا گھر میں دار چینی ہے؟Umar, kya ghar mein daar cheeni hai?Umar, is there any cinnamon in the house?
- عمر Omarجی فاطمہ، میں ابھی لاتا ہوں۔Ji Fatima, mein abhi laata hoon.Yes Fatima, I will bring it right now.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکریہ، اس کی خوشبو بہت اچھی ہے۔Shukriya, is ki khushbu bahut achi hai.Thank you, its aroma is very good.
- عمر Omarہاں، یہ بہت تازہ ہے۔Haan, yeh bahut taaza hai.Yes, it is very fresh.
