لَذِیذ
lazīz
In Urdu, the English phrase delicious is translated as لَذِیذ (lazīz). Wiktionary also lists مَزے دار (maze dār) and سوادِشْٹ (svādiśṭ).
Meaning: pleasing to taste (adj)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| لَذِیذ | lazīz |
| مَزے دار | maze dār |
| سوادِشْٹ | svādiśṭ |
The word is used to describe something that is pleasing to the taste. You can say something is very delicious by adding بہت (bahut) before لَذِیذ, resulting in بہت لَذِیذ.
What does it mean word for word?
The common phrase مَزے دار is composed of مَزے (taste/fun) and the suffix دار (possessing/having).
Which one should you use?
While لَذِیذ is a straightforward term for delicious, مَزے دار is the more common, everyday way to say something is tasty. The form سوادِشْٹ is also available.
How do you pronounce it?
lazīz
Did you know?
- The word مَزے دار is versatile because its root مَزے can mean both 'taste' and 'fun'. This means the same word used to describe a delicious meal can also describe an exciting experience.
- The word لَذِیذ is a loanword from Arabic, reflecting the deep influence of Islamic scholarship and law on the formal vocabulary of Urdu.
- The suffix دار (dar) in مَزے دار is a linguistic chameleon, appearing in Urdu through roots in Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic.
Examples in context
- آج کا کھانا بہت لذیذ تھا۔Today's meal was very delicious.
- یہ پکوان بہت مزیدار تھا!This dish was very delicious!
- یہ کھانا بہت لَذِیذ ہے۔yeh khana bohat lazeez hai.This food is very delicious.
- امی نے لَذِیذ سالن بنایا ہے۔ammi ne lazeez salan banaya hai.Mother has made a delicious curry.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are eating dinner at home.
- زینب Zainabعلی، کیا یہ سالن لَذِیذ ہے؟Ali, kya yeh salan lazeez hai?Ali, is this curry delicious?
- علی Aliہاں زینب، یہ بہت لَذِیذ ہے۔haan Zainab, yeh bohat lazeez hai.Yes Zainab, it is very delicious.
- زینب Zainabمجھے خوشی ہے کہ آپ کو پسند آیا۔mujhe khushi hai ke aap ko pasand aya.I am happy that you liked it.
- علی Aliواقعی، یہ بہت لذیذ ہے۔waqai, yeh bohat lazeez hai.Really, it is very delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “delicious” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries دار, CC BY-SA 4.0.
