جلد صحتیاب ہو جائیں
jald sehtyab ho jayen
To say get well soon in Urdu, use جلد صحتیاب ہو جائیں (jald sehtyab ho jayen).
This phrase is used as a well-wish for someone who is sick or recovering from an illness.
Meaning: expressing hope that someone recovers soon (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of jald (soon), sehtyab (recovered/healthy) and ho jayen (to become/be, in a polite form).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase can be changed to جلد صحتیاب ہو جاؤ when speaking to a close friend or someone younger.
How do you pronounce it?
jald sehtyab ho jayen
Did you know?
- The word جلد (jald) in this phrase is a homograph of a word that means 'skin' or 'leather' in Urdu and Arabic.
- In Urdu culture, instead of just saying 'get well soon', people often use religious-based phrases like اللہ آپ کو شفا دے (May Allah grant you healing) to express the same sentiment.
- When visiting a sick person, it is a cultural custom to bring fruits or sweets along with the phrase جلد صحتیاب ہو جائیں.
Example conversation
Omar visits Zainab who is resting at home.
- عمر Omarزینب، آپ کی طبیعت کیسی ہے؟Zainab, aap ki tabiyat kaisi hai?Zainab, how is your health?
- زینب Zainabاب میں بہتر محسوس کر رہی ہوں۔Ab main behtar mehsoos kar rahi hoon.I am feeling better now.
- عمر Omarیہ سن کر خوشی ہوئی۔ جلد صحتیاب ہو جائیں۔Yeh sun kar khushi hui. Jald sehatyab ho jayein.I am happy to hear that. Get well soon.
- زینب Zainabآپ کا بہت شکریہ، عمر۔Aap ka bohat shukriya, Omar.Thank you very much, Omar.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries جلد, CC BY-SA 4.0.
