گھڑی
ghari
The English word clock is translated into Urdu as گھڑی (ghari).
The word گھڑی is a noun used to refer to an instrument used to measure or keep track of time. The word گھڑی is used for both a wall clock and a wristwatch.
Meaning: instrument to measure or keep track of time (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
ghari
Did you know?
- The word گھڑی shares a root with the concept of a 'small pot' or 'vessel', reflecting how early time-keeping devices were shaped.
- In Urdu, the word گھڑی can also be used as a noun to mean 'a moment' or 'a short period of time'.
- Urdu uses گھڑی to describe any device that ticks, even if it is not a clock, such as a mechanical timer or a stopwatch.
Examples in context
- میرے پاس ایک گھڑی ہے۔I have a clock.
- ٹھیک چار بج گئے ہیں۔It's exactly four o'clock.
- دیوار پر ایک گھڑی ہے۔Deewar par ek ghari hai.There is a clock on the wall.
- یہ گھڑی بہت خوبصورت ہے۔Yeh ghari bohat khubsurat hai.This clock is very beautiful.
- کیا آپ کے پاس نئی گھڑی ہے؟Kya aap ke paas nayi ghari hai?Do you have a new clock?
Example conversation
Zainab and Umar are in a living room looking at decorations.
- زینب Zainabعمر، یہ گھڑی بہت پرانی ہے۔Umar, yeh ghari bohat purani hai.Umar, this clock is very old.
- عمر Omarجی زینب، یہ بہت پرانی ہے۔Ji Zainab, yeh bohat purani hai.Yes Zainab, it is very old.
- زینب Zainabہمیں ایک نئی گھڑی خریدنی چاہیے۔Hamein ek nayi ghari khareedni chahiye.We should buy a new clock.
- عمر Omarٹھیک ہے، میں کل دیکھوں گا۔Theek hai, mein kal dekhun ga.Okay, I will look tomorrow.
