اختتام
ikhtitam
The English phrase 'end' can be translated into Urdu as اختتام (ikhtitam).
The word اختتام is typically used in formal contexts to refer to the conclusion or termination of an event, ceremony or process.
Meaning: intransitive: be finished, be terminated (verb)
Which one should you use?
The related noun انت refers to an extreme part.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the intransitive meaning 'to end' or 'to be finished' as a verb phrase, اختتام is often paired with the auxiliary verb ہونا (to be).
How do you pronounce it?
ikhtitam
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, the 'end' of a poem is often marked by a مقطع (maqta), which is a final couplet where the poet typically signs their pen name.
- The root of اختتام is shared with the word for 'seal' in Arabic, suggesting that ending something is like sealing a letter or a document.
- Because اختتام is a formal term, using it to describe the end of a casual daily activity, like a meal, can make a speaker sound unintentionally dramatic or overly poetic.
Examples in context
- کام تمامThe work is finished
- فلم دیکھنے کا وقت ختم ہوگیاThe movie-watching time is over
- باتیں بند کروStop talking
- مراسم کا اختتام ہو گیا۔Marasim ka ikhtitam ho gaya.The ceremony has come to an end.
- اس معاہدے کا اختتام کب ہوگا؟Is muahide ka ikhtitam kab hoga?When will this agreement reach its end?
Example conversation
Ali and Zainab are talking about a school event.
- علی Aliیہ پروگرام کب اختتام پائے گا؟Yeh program kab ikhtitam payega?When will this program end?
- زینب Zainabیہ شام پانچ بجے ختم ہوگا۔Yeh shaam paanch bajay khatam hoga.It will finish at five in the evening.
- علی Aliمجھے گھر جلدی جانا ہے۔Mujhe ghar jaldi jaana hai.I have to go home early.
- زینب Zainabتھوڑا انتظار کریں، علی۔Thora intezar karein, Ali.Wait a little, Ali.
