گیارہ
gyārah/ɡjɑː.ɾəɦ/
The English phrase "eleven" is گیارہ (gyārah) in Urdu.
گیارہ is the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve.
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve (num)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as gyārah. It has two syllables and the IPA is /ɡjɑː.ɾəɦ/.
Did you know?
- In Urdu and Hindi culture, the number گیارہ is often associated with the 'eleven-day' period of mourning or specific ritual offerings made to saints.
- The word گیارہ is a linguistic 'rearrangement' of an older form, stemming from a historical process called metathesis where sounds swap places.
- The Sanskrit ancestor of گیارہ, एकादश 'ékādaśa', is a compound word meaning 'one' and 'ten'.
Examples in context
- گیارہ بج گئے ہے۔It's already eleven.Tatoeba #1450576 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1396333 by CK
- میری عمر گیارہ سال ہے۔meri umr gyaarah saal hai.I am eleven years old.
- کتابوں میں گیارہ صفحات ہیں۔kitaabon mein gyaarah safhaat hain.There are eleven pages in the books.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Aisha are counting apples in a basket.
- احمد Ahmedعائشہ، کیا یہاں گیارہ سیب ہیں؟Aisha, kya yahan gyaarah saib hain?Aisha, are there eleven apples here?
- عائشہ Ayeshaنہیں، صرف دس سیب ہیں۔nahin, sirf das saib hain.No, there are only ten apples.
- احمد Ahmedاچھا، تو ایک سیب کم ہے۔acha, toh ek saib kam hai.Okay, so one apple is missing.
- عائشہ Ayeshaجی، احمد، میں دوبارہ گنتی ہوں۔ji, Ahmed, mein dobara ginti hoon.Yes, Ahmed, I will count again.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “eleven” translations and entries گیارہ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries گیارہ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
