زلزلہ
zalzalah
The Urdu word for earthquake is زلزلہ (zalzalah).
زلزلہ is a noun used to describe the shaking of the surface of a planet.
Meaning: shaking of the surface of a planet (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
zalzalah
Did you know?
- Urdu speakers may use the phrase زلزلہ آ گیا ('an earthquake has come') rather than saying it happened, treating the event as an arriving visitor.
- The Arabic root of زلزلہ is an onomatopoeic doubling of the root letters, mimicking the repetitive back-and-forth motion of the ground.
- Because it is an Arabic loanword, زلزلہ can be used in highly formal or poetic Urdu literature to describe not just geological events, but also a massive emotional upheaval or social unrest.
Examples in context
- زلزلہ آیاAn earthquake occurred
- کل رات ایک بڑا زلزلہ آیا۔kal raat ek bara zalzala aya.A big earthquake occurred last night.
- کیا آپ نے زلزلہ محسوس کیا؟kya aap ne zalzala mehsoos kiya?Did you feel the earthquake?
- زلزلہ بہت شدید تھا۔zalzala bohat shadeed tha.The earthquake was very intense.
Example conversation
Aisha and Umar are talking about the news on the radio.
- عمر Omarعائشہ، کیا آپ نے خبر سنی؟Aisha, kya aap ne khabar suni?Aisha, did you hear the news?
- عائشہ Ayeshaنہیں، کیا ہوا؟nahi, kya hua?No, what happened?
- عمر Omarایک بڑا زلزلہ آیا ہے۔ek bara zalzala aya hai.A big earthquake has occurred.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاوہ، یہ تو بہت خوفناک ہے۔oh, yeh to bohat khofnak hai.Oh, that is very scary.
