بہرا
bahrā/bəɦ.ɾɑː/
The Urdu word for deaf is بہرا (bahrā).
بہرا is an adjective used to describe someone who is unable to hear.
Meaning: unable to hear (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /bəɦ.ɾɑː/. The romanization is bahrā.
Did you know?
- In certain poetic contexts, being 'deaf' to the world is a common trope used to describe a person who has achieved complete spiritual detachment.
- The Urdu word بہرا shares its ancestry with the Sanskrit word badhira, which is also the root for many similar terms in ancient Indo-Aryan languages.
- In many Urdu-speaking households, instead of using the blunt term بہرا, people often use more polite or indirect euphemisms to show respect to the elderly.
Examples in context
- وہ بچہ بہرا ہے۔wo bacha behra hai.That child is deaf.
- کیا وہ شخص بہرا ہے؟kya wo shakhs behra hai?Is that person deaf?
- وہ مکمل طور پر بہرا ہے۔wo mukammal tor par behra hai.He is completely deaf.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are discussing a neighbor's child.
- زینب Zainabکیا وہ بچہ بہرا ہے؟kya wo bacha behra hai?Is that child deaf?
- علی Aliجی ہاں، وہ بہرا ہے۔ji haan, wo behra hai.Yes, he is deaf.
- زینب Zainabیہ تو بہت مشکل ہے۔yeh to bohat mushkil hai.That is very difficult.
- علی Aliلیکن وہ بہت ذہین ہے۔lekin wo bohat zaheen hai.But he is very intelligent.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “deaf” translations and entries بہرا, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بہرا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
