دفع ہو
dafa homasculine
To say get lost in Urdu, you use دفع ہو (dafa ho).
The phrase دفع ہو is an idiomatic command used to tell someone to go away. It is used to dismiss a person aggressively rather than describing the physical act of losing one's path.
Meaning: go away! (intj)
Which one should you use?
While دفع ہو is an idiom meaning to get lost (in the sense of go away), the phrase گم ہو جانا is used to describe the literal act of someone losing their way or being missing.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form دفع ہو is considered highly impolite and rude, used when dismissing someone with aggression. For other informal ways to say get lost, you can use نکل جاو or گم ہو جا. Additionally, چلے جاو is an informal way to say go away.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase دفع ہو can be expanded to دفع ہو جاؤ to form a more common imperative command.
How do you pronounce it?
dafa ho
Did you know?
- In some contexts, دفع is used in legal or formal terminology to mean a 'defense' or 'objection'. This creates a sharp contrast with its aggressive use in دفع ہو.
- The word دفع comes from a root meaning to push or repel. Using دفع ہو is literally telling someone to be pushed away from your presence.
- While دفع ہو is used for people, the same word دفع is also used in medical contexts to mean 'to expel' or 'to discharge' something from the body.
Examples in context
- دفع ہو جاؤ یہاں سے۔daf ho jao yahan se.Get lost from here.
Example conversation
Ali is bothering Zainab while she is trying to study.
- زینب Zainabعلی، مجھے پڑھنے دو۔Ali, mujhe parhne do.Ali, let me study.
- علی Aliمیں تو بس بات کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔Main to bas baat karna chahta hoon.I just want to talk.
- زینب Zainabاب دفع ہو جاؤ!Ab daf ho jao!Now get lost!
- علی Aliٹھیک ہے، میں چلا جاتا ہوں۔Theek hai, main chala jata hoon.Okay, I'm leaving.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “get lost” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
