رینگنا
The English verb creep is translated into Urdu as رینگنا.
رینگنا means to move in a stealthy or secret manner.
Meaning: to move in a stealthy or secret manner (verb)
Did you know?
- The word رینگنا is used for both the stealthy movement of a human and the biological movement of reptiles and insects. In Urdu, a 'reptile' is called a رینگنے والا جانور, which literally means 'a creeping animal'.
- The verb رینگنا can also be used metaphorically in Urdu poetry to describe how time or certain emotions slowly and relentlessly advance.
- While رینگنا describes the physical act of creeping, Urdu speakers use the phrase دبے پاؤں آنا to describe the specific action of creeping in on tiptoes to avoid being heard.
Example conversation
Ali and Sara are watching a lizard on the wall.
- سارہ Saraدیکھو، وہ چھپکلی کیسے رینگنا شروع کر رہی ہے!Dekho, woh chipkali kaise rengna shuru kar rahi hai!Look, how that lizard is starting to creep!
- علی Aliہاں سارہ، یہ بہت خاموشی سے چل رہی ہے۔Haan Sara, yeh bohat khamoshi se chal rahi hai.Yes Sara, it is moving very silently.
- سارہ Saraکیا یہ ہمیں دیکھ سکتی ہے؟Kya yeh humein dekh sakti hai?Can it see us?
- علی Aliشاید، اس لیے اسے رینگنا پڑ رہا ہے۔Shayad, is liye usay rengna par raha hai.Maybe, that is why it has to creep.
