دِن
dinmasculine
The English phrase 'day' translates to Urdu as دِن (din). Wiktionary also lists روز (roz) and یَوم.
Meaning: period of 24 hours (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| دِن | din | masculine | |
| روز | roz | /ɾoːz/ (Standard, Urdu) | masculine |
| یَوم | masculine |
All forms refer to a period of 24 hours (noun).
Which one should you use?
While دِن and روز are nouns meaning 'day', the form روزانہ is used as an adverb to mean 'daily' or 'every day'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
دِن is the most common, everyday way to say 'day'. روز is used in poetic or more formal contexts. یَوم is a formal or literary term often used in academic contexts, dates or official titles.
How do you pronounce it?
din
Did you know?
- The word روزہ refers to a fast, which is derived from روز because the fast lasts for the duration of the day.
- The word روز shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'light', both tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- which means 'to shine' or 'be bright'.
- Urdu has a unique word پہرو which relates to the 'watch' or 'turn' of a day, used in older systems of timekeeping.
Examples in context
- میں فٹ بال روزانہ کھیلتا ہوں۔I play football every day.This sentence is useful for seeing how روز is used in the context of daily activities.Tatoeba #1917674 by nabeel_tahir, translation #586472 by CK
- میں اپنا کمرہ روزانہ صاف کرتا ہوں۔I clean my room almost every day.Tatoeba #4269494 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1740399 by Amastan
- وہ ہر روز چیزیں خریدنے کے لئے بازار جاتی ہے۔She goes to market every day to buy things.Tatoeba #1440766 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1440581 by CK
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sara and Ahmed are talking about their schedule at home.
- سارہ Saraآج کا دِن کتنا گرم ہے؟Aaj ka din kitna garam hai?How hot is the day today?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، آج بہت گرمی ہے۔Haan, aaj bohat garmi hai.Yes, it is very hot today.
- سارہ Saraکیا ہم کل باہر جائیں گے؟Kya hum kal bahar jayenge?Will we go out tomorrow?
- احمد Ahmedاگر موسم اچھا ہوا تو ضرور۔Agar mausam achha hua to zaroor.If the weather is good, then definitely.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “day” translations and entries روز, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries روز, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
