ڈایناسور
ḍāynāsormasculine
The English word dinosaur can be translated into Urdu as ڈایناسور (ḍāynāsor). If unsure, use ڈایناسور. Wiktionary also lists دینوساؤر (denosāor) and بھیمسرٹ.
Meaning: prehistoric reptile (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ڈایناسور | ḍāynāsor | masculine |
| دینوساؤر | denosāor | |
| بھیمسرٹ |
The term is used to refer to a prehistoric reptile.
How do you pronounce it?
ḍāynāsor
Did you know?
- The sound ڈ used at the start of ڈایناسور is a retroflex consonant, which requires the tongue to curl back, a sound characteristic of Urdu that is absent in the original English 'd'.
- The Urdu word ڈایناسور is borrowed from English, which in turn took it from the Ancient Greek words deinós meaning 'terrible' and saúra meaning 'lizard'.
- Urdu often uses عظیم الجثہ to describe the size of a ڈایناسور, which literally translates to 'having a great body' and carries a more formal, literary tone than the word 'big'.
Examples in context
- وہ ایک بہت بڑا ڈایناسور تھا۔Woh ek bohat bara dinosaur tha.That was a very large dinosaur.
- ڈایناسور لاکھوں سال پہلے رہتے تھے۔Dinosaur lakhon saal pehle rehte thay.Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
- بچے ڈایناسور کے بارے میں پڑھ رہے ہیں۔Bachay dinosaur ke baray mein parh rahay hain.Children are reading about dinosaurs.
Example conversation
Hamza and Aisha are looking at a picture book in a library.
- حمزہ Hamzaعائشہ، دیکھو یہ کتنا عجیب ڈایناسور ہے۔Aisha, dekho yeh kitna ajeeb dinosaur hai.Aisha, look what a strange dinosaur this is.
- عائشہ Ayeshaہاں حمزہ، یہ بہت خوفناک لگتا ہے۔Haan Hamza, yeh bohat khofnaak lagta hai.Yes Hamza, it looks very scary.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا تم نے کبھی ڈایناسور کا ڈھانچہ دیکھا ہے؟Kya tum ne kabhi dinosaur ka dhancha dekha hai?Have you ever seen a dinosaur skeleton?
- عائشہ Ayeshaنہیں، میں اسے دیکھنا چاہتی ہوں۔Nahi, mein isay dekhna chahti hoon.No, I want to see it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dinosaur” translations and entries ڈایناسور, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ڈایناسور, CC BY-SA 4.0.
