ادھر آؤ
idhar aao
In Urdu, "come here" is ادھر آؤ (idhar aao).
This phrase is a command used to tell someone to move toward the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ادھر آؤ is composed of ادھر meaning "here" and آؤ meaning "come".
Which one should you use?
While ادھر آؤ is the standard way to address peers or people younger than you, ادھر آئیں is used to show formal respect. For very close friends, children or in a highly informal or disrespectful way, you might use ادھر آ.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word آنا means "to come". The word آئیں is the plural form of the verb آنا. To make a command polite or to address an elder, use ادھر آئیں instead of ادھر آؤ.
How do you pronounce it?
idhar aao
Did you know?
- In South Asia, a person may beckon someone to ادھر آؤ by waving their hand downward with the palm facing the floor, which is the opposite of the upward finger curl common in the West.
- The word ادھر is inherited from the Sanskrit word अध॑र, which evolved from the Proto-Indo-European root *(H)n̥dʰéros.
- If you use the shortest form ادھر آ with a stranger or an elder, it is not merely seen as casual, but can be perceived as an active insult.
Examples in context
- جلدی یہاں آؤCome here quickly!
- ادھر آؤ۔idhar ao.Come here.
- بچہ، ادھر آؤ۔bacha, idhar ao.Child, come here.
- جلدی سے ادھر آؤ۔jaldi se idhar ao.Come here quickly.
Example conversation
A mother calls her son to show him something.
- سارہ Saraحمزہ، ادھر آؤ۔Hamza, idhar ao.Hamza, come here.
- حمزہ Hamzaجی امی، کیا ہوا؟Ji ammi, kya hua?Yes mom, what happened?
- سارہ Saraیہ دیکھو۔Yeh dekho.Look at this.
- حمزہ Hamzaواہ، یہ تو بہت اچھا ہے۔Wah, yeh toh bohat acha hai.Wow, this is very good.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ادھر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
