ژالہ باری
zhala bari
In Urdu, hail is expressed as ژالہ باری (zhala bari).
ژالہ باری is used to describe the weather phenomenon of hailing or a hailstorm.
Meaning: balls of ice (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is a compound where zhala means hail and bari refers to the act of falling or occurring.
Which one should you use?
ژالہ باری refers to the weather phenomenon itself, whereas اولے is the specific word used for the individual pieces of ice, known as hailstones.
How does it change in a sentence?
ژالہ باری is typically used as a noun to describe the event of hailing.
How do you pronounce it?
zhala bari
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, the imagery of 'falling' or 'flowing' used in ژالہ باری can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe a sudden downpour of emotions or words.
- The word for hail, ژالہ, shares an ancestor with the Persian word for 'dew', meaning the linguistic root describes something that descends from the sky in a liquid or frozen state.
- Urdu distinguishes between the event of the storm ژالہ باری and the physical ice pellets اولے, preventing the ambiguity found in English where 'hail' can mean both.
Examples in context
- آسمان سے ژالہ باری ہو رہی ہے۔Aasman se zhala bari ho rahi hai.Hail is falling from the sky.
- شدید ژالہ باری سے فصلیں تباہ ہو گئیں۔Shadeed zhala bari se faslein tabah ho gayin.The crops were destroyed by heavy hail.
- کیا آپ نے آج کی ژالہ باری دیکھی؟Kya aap ne aaj ki zhala bari dekhi?Did you see the hail today?
Example conversation
Ali and Zainab are looking out the window during a storm.
- علی Aliدیکھو، بہت تیز ژالہ باری ہو رہی ہے۔Dekho, bohat tez zhala bari ho rahi hai.Look, it is hailing very heavily.
- زینب Zainabہاں، یہ تو بہت خطرناک ہے۔Haan, yeh to bohat khatarnak hai.Yes, this is very dangerous.
- علی Aliکیا گاڑی پر کوئی نقصان ہوا؟Kya gaari par koi nuksan hua?Was there any damage to the car?
- زینب Zainabخدا کا شکر ہے کہ گاڑی محفوظ ہے۔Khuda ka shukr hai ke gaari mehfooz hai.Thank God the car is safe.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ژالہ, ژالہ باری, CC BY-SA 4.0.
