تَعْطِیل
ta'tīlfeminine
In Urdu, the word for holiday is تَعْطِیل (ta'tīl) or چُھٹّی.
Meaning: period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| تَعْطِیل | ta'tīl | feminine |
| چُھٹّی | chuṭṭī | feminine |
Both words refer to a period of one or more days taken off work for leisure or travel. When you want to express the act of being granted or receiving a holiday, you use the verb ملنا (to get/receive) with چُھٹّی, resulting in the phrase چُھٹّی ملنا.
Which one should you use?
تَعْطِیل is used to refer to an official holiday or a scheduled suspension of work or business.
How does it change in a sentence?
چُھٹّی is a feminine noun, and its plural form is چُھٹّیاں. Both تَعْطِیل and چُھٹّی are feminine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
ta'tīl
Did you know?
- The word چُھٹّی is derived from the root چھٹنا, which means 'to be separated' or 'to be detached'. A holiday is literally viewed as a detachment from one's usual routine or duties.
- In a playful or sarcastic sense, چُھٹّی is sometimes used to describe a person who has 'checked out' mentally or is ignoring their responsibilities.
- The word تَعْطِیل is a loanword from Arabic, reflecting the deep influence of Islamic administrative terminology on Urdu's official and formal vocabulary.
Examples in context
- آج مجھے چھٹی ہےI have a day off today.
- میں کل نصرت کے ساتھ بیچ پر چھٹی کا دن منانے جا رہا ہوںI'm going to celebrate a day off at the beach with Nasrat tomorrow.
- مجھے ایک لمبی تَعْطِیل چاہیے ہے۔mujhe ek lambi ta'teel chahiye hai.I need a long holiday.
- کیا کل تَعْطِیل ہے؟kya kal ta'teel hai?Is it a holiday tomorrow?
Example conversation
Ahmed and Fatima are talking about their upcoming plans.
- احمد Ahmedفاطمہ، کیا آپ نے تَعْطِیل کا منصوبہ بنایا؟Fatima, kya aap ne taateel ka mansuba banaya?Fatima, have you made plans for the holiday?
- فاطمہ Fatimaجی ہاں، میں گھر جا رہی ہوں۔Ji haan, mein ghar ja rahi hoon.Yes, I am going home.
- احمد Ahmedیہ تو بہت اچھی بات ہے۔Yeh to bohat achi baat hai.That is very good.
- فاطمہ Fatimaاور آپ اپنی تَعْطِیل کیسے گزاریں گے؟Aur aap apni taateel kaise guzarenge?And how will you spend your holiday?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “holiday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
