آنکھیں
aankhein
The English phrase "eyes" is translated into Urdu as آنکھیں (aankhein).
The word refers to the organs of the body used for seeing.
How do you pronounce it?
aankhein
Did you know?
- The phrase آنکھیں بچھانا literally means 'to spread one's eyes' but is used to describe waiting for someone with great eagerness.
- In Urdu poetry, آنکھیں are often compared to 'fish' or 'deer' to describe their shape and depth.
- Urdu has a specific term for 'the apple of the eye' (آنکھ کا تارہ), which literally translates as 'the star of the eye'.
Examples in context
- اپنی آنکھیں کھلی رکھنا۔Keep your eyes peeled!This sentence shows how to use آنکھیں in an idiom for staying alert.Tatoeba #1465768 by nabeel_tahir, translation #565318 by CM
- اس کی آنکھیں خوبصورت ہیں۔Her eyes are beautiful.This sentence uses آنکھیں to describe physical appearance.Tatoeba #1434750 by nabeel_tahir, translation #4165762 by Lepotdeterre
- وہ زیادہ تر آنکھیں بند کر کے سوچتا ہے۔He often thinks with his eyes shut.This sentence uses آنکھیں to describe a physical state during an action.Tatoeba #1928539 by nabeel_tahir, translation #290106 by CK
- میری آنکھوں میں تمہاری خوبصورتی دیر تک بستی رہتی ہے۔Your beauty stays in my eyes for a long time.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Zainab and Umar are talking about a newborn baby.
- زینب Zainabبچے کی آنکھیں بہت پیاری ہیں۔Bachay ki aankhein bohat pyari hain.The baby's eyes are very lovely.
- عمر Omarہاں، اس کی آنکھیں نیلی ہیں۔Haan, us ki aankhein neeli hain.Yes, his eyes are blue.
- زینب Zainabکیا آپ نے اس کی آنکھیں دیکھیں؟Kya aap ne us ki aankhein dekhein?Did you see his eyes?
- عمر Omarجی، میں نے دیکھیں۔Ji, maine dekhein.Yes, I saw them.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
