باغ
bāġ/bɑːɣ/masculine
The Urdu word for garden is باغ, romanized as bāġ. If unsure, use باغ. Wiktionary also lists باغِیچَہ (bāġīca).
Meaning: piece of land outside with flowers and plants (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| باغ | bāġ | /bɑːɣ/ (Standard, Urdu) | masculine |
| باغِیچَہ | bāġīca | masculine |
باغ means a garden, and it is also the standard word for an orchard or a large plantation of fruit trees.
What does it mean word for word?
باغیچہ is built from باغ plus the small suffix چہ, which makes a smaller version of the noun.
Which one should you use?
باغِیچَہ, romanized as bāġīca, is a smaller garden or a backyard, while باغ can be any garden, including a large one.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both باغ and باغِیچَہ are masculine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced /bɑːɣ/, one syllable with a long a and a final sound like a soft, throaty g, similar to the French r.
Did you know?
- In Urdu culture, the concept of a باغ is often linked to the 'Charbagh' style, a quadrilateral garden layout symbolizing the four rivers of paradise.
- While باغ means garden, it is also frequently used in Urdu poetry as a metaphor for the heart or the soul where the flowers represent hopes and dreams.
- The suffix چہ used in باغیچہ is a diminutive that can be applied to other nouns to make them 'small' or 'cute', similar to how 'let' works in 'booklet'.
Examples in context
- ٹام اپنے باغ کو پانی دے رہا ہے۔Tom is spraying his garden.Here باغ is the garden that Tom is watering.Tatoeba #1463880 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1024869 by CK
- اگر صرف ہمارے پاس ایک باغ ہوتا۔If only we had a garden!باغ is what the speaker wishes they had.Tatoeba #1600197 by nabeel_tahir, translation #23576 by adamtrousers
- میرے گھر کے پیچھے ایک خوبصورت باغ ہے۔There is a beautiful garden behind my house.
- تمہارے گھر میں بڑا پیارا چمن ہے۔You have a big beautiful garden at your house.
- میں باغِ بہار میں سیر کرنے کا بہت شوق رکھتا ہوں۔I have a great passion for strolling in the garden of spring.
- یہ باغ بہت خوبصورت ہے۔yeh baagh bohat khoobsurat hai.This garden is very beautiful.
Example conversation
A couple is standing in front of their new house.
- فاطمہ Fatimaحمزہ، دیکھو ہمارا نیا باغ کتنا بڑا ہے!Hamza, dekho hamara naya baagh kitna bara hai!Hamza, look how big our new garden is!
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں فاطمہ، یہ واقعی بہت پیارا ہے۔Haan Fatima, yeh waqai bohat pyara hai.Yes Fatima, it really is lovely.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا ہم اس میں پھول لگا سکتے ہیں؟Kya hum is mein phool laga sakte hain?Can we plant flowers in it?
- حمزہ Hamzaبالکل، میں کل ہی پودے لے آؤں گا۔Bilkul, mein kal hi paude le aaon ga.Of course, I will bring the plants tomorrow.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “garden” translations and entries باغ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
