پیاری
pyaari
The English phrase "cutie" can be translated into Urdu as پیاری (pyaari).
The term is used to describe a cute person or animal.
Meaning: cute person or animal (noun)
Which one should you use?
While پیاری is the default feminine form, you should use پیارا when referring to a male person or a masculine animal and پیارے when referring to multiple cute people or when you wish to use a respectful tone toward one person.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on the gender and number of the subject. Use the feminine پیاری, the masculine پیارا, the plural/respectful پیارے.
How do you pronounce it?
pyaari
Did you know?
- In many parts of Pakistan, adding the suffix 'u' to names is a way to create a 'cutie' nickname, similar to how English speakers might add '-ie' to names.
- While پیاری describes a person, the word میٹھا meaning 'sweet' is often used interchangeably in Urdu to call a child or animal a 'cutie'.
- In Urdu poetry, describing someone as پیارا is often used to describe a soul that is aesthetically beautiful and spiritually pure, rather than just physically 'cute'.
Examples in context
- وہ بہت پیاری ہے۔woh bohat pyaari hai.She is very cute.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Aisha are looking at a puppy.
- احمد Ahmedعائشہ، اس کتے کو دیکھو۔Aisha, is kutte ko dekho.Aisha, look at this dog.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاوہ، یہ تو بہت پیاری ہے!Oh, yeh toh bohat pyaari hai!Oh, it's such a cutie!
- احمد Ahmedہاں، مجھے یہ بہت پسند ہے۔Haan, mujhe yeh bohat pasand hai.Yes, I like it very much.
- عائشہ Ayeshaہم اسے گھر لے چلیں۔Hum isay ghar le chalein.Let's take it home.
