ہم جنس پرست
hum jins parast
The English word "gay" is translated into Urdu as ہم جنس پرست (hum jins parast).
The term is used to describe a person who is homosexual.
Meaning: homosexual (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ہم جنس پرست is composed of hum (same), jins (gender/sex) and parast (follower/adherent/devotee).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ہم جنس پرست is the standard, formal and polite way to refer to a homosexual person. Another formal term is مثلی, which is considered more medical or clinical in nature.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term ہم جنس پرست functions as both a noun (a person who is gay) and an adjective (being gay) and does not change form for gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
hum jins parast
Did you know?
- The word پرست in ہم جنس پرست is often used in Urdu to describe a devoted admirer or a worshipper, such as in بت پرست for an idol worshipper.
- The first part of the phrase ہم جنس پرست, ہم, is a cognate of the English word 'same'. Both words trace their roots back to the Proto-Indo-European word *somHós.
- While ہم جنس پرست is the standard term, many urban Urdu speakers simply use the English word 'gay' in conversation. This is often done to avoid the clinical or overly formal tone of the native phrases.
Examples in context
- وہ ایک ہم جنس پرست آدمی ہے۔Woh ek ham-jins parast aadmi hai.He is a gay man.
- کیا وہ ہم جنس پرست ہے؟Kya woh ham-jins parast hai?Is he gay?
- بہت سے لوگ ہم جنس پرست ہو سکتے ہیں۔Bohat se log ham-jins parast ho sakte hain.Many people can be gay.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are discussing a social issue.
- زینب Zainabعلی، کیا آپ کو لگتا ہے کہ ہم جنس پرست لوگوں کو حقوق ملنے چاہئیں؟Ali, kya aap ko lagta hai ke hum-jins-parast logon ko huqooq milne chahiyen?Ali, do you think gay people should have rights?
- علی Aliجی ہاں، زینب، ہر انسان کو برابر کے حقوق ملنے چاہئیں۔Ji haan, Zainab, har insaan ko barabar ke huqooq milne chahiyen.Yes, Zainab, every human should get equal rights.
- زینب Zainabمیں آپ کی بات سے اتفاق کرتی ہوں۔Main aap ki baat se ittefaq karti hoon.I agree with you.
- علی Aliیہ ایک اہم موضوع ہے۔Yeh ek ahem mauzoo hai.This is an important topic.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ہم, CC BY-SA 4.0.
