جوائے اسٹک
The English word "joystick" is جوائے اسٹک in Urdu.
The term refers to a mechanical control device.
Meaning: mechanical control device (noun)
Did you know?
- The word اسٹک in جوائے اسٹک is a direct loan from 'stick'. Interestingly, Urdu has its own native word for stick, لاٹھی, but it is never used in the context of gaming technology.
- In an Urdu sentence, you would treat جوائے اسٹک as a masculine noun, even though the English word has no gender in its original language.
- In casual Pakistani gaming culture, users often omit the word جوائے اسٹک entirely and simply refer to the device as 'the controller' or کنٹرولر, which is also transliterated from English.
Examples in context
- میرا جوسٹِک صحیح نہیں کام کر رہا ہے۔My joystick is not working correctly.
- اس جوائے اسٹک میں خرابی ہے۔is joystick mein kharabi hai.There is a fault in this joystick.
- میں نیا جوائے اسٹک خریدنا چاہتا ہوں۔mein naya joystick khareedna chahta hoon.I want to buy a new joystick.
- کیا یہ جوائے اسٹک کام کر رہا ہے؟kya yeh joystick kaam kar raha hai?Is this joystick working?
Example conversation
Two siblings are talking about playing a video game.
- حمزہ Hamzaزینب، کیا ہم گیم کھیل سکتے ہیں؟Zainab, kya hum game khel sakte hain?Zainab, can we play a game?
- زینب Zainabہاں، لیکن جوائے اسٹک کہاں ہے؟Haan, lekin joystick kahan hai?Yes, but where is the joystick?
- حمزہ Hamzaوہ میز کے اوپر رکھی ہے۔Woh maiz ke oopar rakhi hai.It is kept on the table.
- زینب Zainabٹھیک ہے، میں اسے لے آتی ہوں۔Theek hai, mein use le aati hoon.Okay, I will go get it.
