How to Say "Different" in Urdu

مختلف

mukhtalif

In Urdu, "different" is مختلف (mukhtalif).

The word مختلف is an adjective used to describe things or people that are not the same.

Meaning: not the same (adj)

Which one should you use?

While مختلف means "different", the formal term متعدد is used to convey the idea of "multiple" or "various".

mukhtalif

In poetic Urdu, the concept of being 'different' or 'unique' is often expressed through the word جدا (judā), which literally means 'separated'.
In some contexts, using a word with this root can imply a 'dispute' or 'disagreement', moving the meaning from a simple physical difference to a conceptual one.
The underlying Arabic root of the word, 'kh-l-f', can also relate to the concept of 'leaving behind' or 'afterwards', which explains the logic of things being 'not the same' as what came before.

مختلف لوگوں کے مختلف خیالات ہیں۔
Different people have different ideas.
This sentence shows how to use مختلف to describe people and ideas.
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میرے دوست الگ الگ ہیں
My friends are all different.
میرے بچے دونوں مختلف کلاسز میں پڑھتے ہیں
My children study in different classes.
ہماری پسندیں بہت متعدد اور الگ الگ ہو سکتی ہیں
Our preferences can be very diverse and different.
یہ دو رنگ مختلف ہیں۔
yeh do rang mukhtalif hain.
These two colors are different.
میرا خیال آپ سے مختلف ہے۔
mera khayal aap se mukhtalif hai.
My opinion is different from yours.

Ali and Sarah are looking at two similar-looking shirts in a shop.

علی Ali

کیا یہ دونوں شرٹس ایک جیسی ہیں؟
kya yeh dono shirts ek jaisi hain?
Are these two shirts the same?
سارہ Sara

نہیں، یہ ڈیزائن مختلف ہیں۔
nahi, yeh design mukhtalif hain.
No, these designs are different.
علی Ali

اچھا، تو یہ کون سا ڈیزائن ہے؟
acha, to yeh kaun sa design hai?
Okay, so which design is this?
سارہ Sara

یہ ایک نیا اور مختلف انداز ہے۔
yeh ek naya aur mukhtalif andaz hai.
This is a new and different style.

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