شہد
shahdfood
The food honey is شہد (shahd) in Urdu. As a pet name for a loved one, Pakistanis say جان (jān) or the cute form جانو (jānū).
Meaning: sweet food from bees, and a term of endearment (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| شہد | shahd | food |
| جان | jān | endearment, Pakistan |
| جانو | jānū | endearment, casual |
English "honey" as a pet name has no word-for-word match in Urdu. جان (jān) literally means "life" and couples use it for each other, as in میری جان (merī jān).
When do people say it?
شہد (shahd) is valued in Pakistan as a food and a home remedy, and it is often taken with warm water.
Did you know?
- جان (jān) is used in Urdu both as an endearment and as the ordinary word for "life", so جان بچانا (jān bachānā) means "to save a life".
Examples in context
- مجھے شہد بہت پسند ہےmujhe shahd bohat pasand haiI like honey very much
- جان، چائے پیو گی؟jān, chāʾe pio gī?Honey, will you have tea?
Example conversation
Fatima asks the shopkeeper Mr. Aslam for honey in a market in Peshawar.
- Fatimaالسلام علیکم، آپ کے پاس شہد ہے؟assalāmu ʿalaikum, āp ke pās shahd hai?Hello, do you have honey?
- Mr. Aslamجی ہاں، یہ دیکھیں۔jī hāñ, yeh dekhiñ.Yes, look at this.
- Fatimaایک ڈبہ دے دیں۔ek ḍibba de deñ.Please give me one jar.
