تُحْفَہ
tuhfamasculine
The English word "gift" is translated into Urdu using several forms, most commonly تُحْفَہ (tuhfa). Wiktionary also lists بھینْٹ (bhenṭ) and سَوغات (sauġāt).
Meaning: something given to another voluntarily, without charge (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| تُحْفَہ | tuhfa | masculine |
| بھینْٹ | bhenṭ | |
| سَوغات | sauġāt | masculine |
| ہَدِیَہ | hadiya | masculine |
| بَخْشِش | baxśiś | feminine |
| عَطِیَّہ | 'atiyya | masculine |
| اُپْہار | uphār | masculine |
These words describe something given voluntarily and without charge.
Which one should you use?
تُحْفَہ is a common and widely used word for gift in Urdu. For a more polite and formal way to refer to a gift, often used when presenting something to a person of respect or in a religious context, use ہَدِیَہ. سَوغات is often used in a literary or poetic sense to refer to gifts or tokens of affection, frequently implying something brought from a distant place.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word بَخْشِش is a feminine noun, meaning any adjectives or verbs modifying it must agree with a feminine gender. Most other forms provided, such as تُحْفَہ, سَوغات, ہَدِیَہ and عَطِیَّہ, are masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
tuhfa
Did you know?
- The word بَخْشِش carries a connotation of 'forgiveness' or 'remission' alongside the concept of a gift or blessing.
- The term بھینْٹ is often used in a more traditional or folk context, frequently referring to an offering made to a deity or a saint.
- Because many of these terms like تُحْفَہ and ہَدِیَہ have Arabic origins, they are often perceived as more sophisticated or 'high' Urdu compared to indigenous terms.
Examples in context
- یہ ایک بہت قیمتی تُحْفَہ ہے۔Yeh ek bahut qeemti tuhfa hai.This is a very valuable gift.
- اس نے مجھے ایک تُحْفَہ دیا۔Us ne mujhe ek tuhfa diya.He gave me a gift.
- کیا آپ کو تُحْفَہ پسند آیا؟Kya aap ko tuhfa pasand aaya?Did you like the gift?
Example conversation
Hamza is giving a small present to Sarah at a cafe.
- حمزہ Hamzaسارہ، یہ تمہارے لیے ایک چھوٹا سا تُحْفَہ ہے۔Sarah, yeh tumhare liye ek chota sa tuhfa hai.Sarah, this is a small gift for you.
- سارہ Saraشکریہ حمزہ! یہ بہت پیارا ہے۔Shukriya Hamza! Yeh bahut pyara hai.Thank you Hamza! It is very lovely.
- حمزہ Hamzaمجھے خوشی ہے کہ تمہیں یہ پسند آیا۔Mujhe khushi hai ke tumhein yeh pasand aaya.I am happy that you liked it.
- سارہ Saraتم بہت مہربان ہو۔Tum bahut meharban ho.You are very kind.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gift” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
