طلاق
talaq
In Urdu, the word for divorce is طلاق (talaq).
The noun طلاق refers to the legal dissolution of a marriage. It is used in both formal legal contexts and in everyday conversation.
Meaning: legal dissolution of a marriage (noun)
Which one should you use?
While طلاق is the standard term, there are more specific ways to describe the end of a marriage. Khula is a specific term used when a woman initiates a divorce through judicial separation. In informal speech, you might hear Juda ho jana to mean 'to separate', which is often used to imply divorce indirectly.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To turn the noun طلاق into a verb meaning 'to divorce' or 'to give a divorce', you add the auxiliary verb dena, resulting in the phrase طَلاق دینا.
How do you pronounce it?
talaq
Did you know?
- The root of طلاق in Arabic literally means 'to release' or 'to set free'. In this linguistic context, divorce is framed as an act of liberation rather than a break.
- In some traditional contexts, saying طلاق three times in a single sitting was historically believed to make a divorce immediate and irrevocable.
- When using طلاق دینا, the verb dena (to give) reflects a traditional view of divorce as an act performed by one party upon another.
Examples in context
- اس نے طلاق کا فیصلہ کیا۔Us ne talaq ka faisla kiya.He decided on a divorce.
- طلاق ایک مشکل عمل ہے۔Talaq ek mushkil amal hai.Divorce is a difficult process.
- کیا طلاق قانونی ہے؟Kya talaq qanooni hai?Is the divorce legal?
Example conversation
Hamza and Aisha are discussing a legal matter.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا آپ کو طلاق کے بارے میں معلوم ہے؟Kya aap ko talaq ke baare mein maloom hai?Do you know about the divorce?
- عائشہ Ayeshaجی، مجھے اس کا علم ہے۔Ji, mujhe is ka ilm hai.Yes, I am aware of it.
- حمزہ Hamzaعائشہ، کیا یہ بہت مشکل ہے؟Aisha, kya yeh bohat mushkil hai?Aisha, is it very difficult?
- عائشہ Ayeshaہاں، یہ بہت تکلیف دہ ہے۔Haan, yeh bohat takleef deh hai.Yes, it is very painful.
