بھیڑ کا بچہ
bher ka baccha
The Urdu word for lamb is بھیڑ کا بچہ (bher ka baccha).
بھیڑ کا بچہ is used to refer to a young sheep.
Meaning: young sheep (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of بھیڑ (bher) meaning 'sheep', کا (ka) meaning 'of' and بچہ (baccha) meaning 'child' or 'offspring'.
How do you pronounce it?
bher ka baccha
Did you know?
- Urdu has two words spelled exactly the same as بھیڑ, but they mean very different things: one is 'sheep' and the other is 'crowd'.
- In Urdu, calling someone a بچہ in a heated argument is a way of dismissing them as immature, regardless of their actual age.
- The word for 'child' in بچہ actually shares an ancient ancestor with the word 'calf' in English.
Examples in context
- یہ ایک پیارا بھیڑ کا بچہ ہے۔yeh ek pyara bhed ka bacha hai.This is a cute lamb.
- بھیڑ کا بچہ گھاس کھا رہا ہے۔bhed ka bacha ghas kha raha hai.The lamb is eating grass.
- بھیڑ کا بچہ بہت چھوٹا ہے۔bhed ka bacha bohat chota hai.The lamb is very small.
Example conversation
Ali and Sarah are visiting a farm.
- علی Aliسارہ، دیکھو وہاں ایک بھیڑ کا بچہ ہے!Sarah, dekho wahan ek bher ka bacha hai!Sarah, look there is a lamb!
- سارہ Saraہاں علی، یہ کتنا چھوٹا ہے!Haan Ali, yeh kitna chota hai!Yes Ali, it is so small!
- علی Aliکیا ہم اسے چھو سکتے ہیں؟Kya hum isay choo saktay hain?Can we touch it?
- سارہ Saraشاید، چلو مالک سے پوچھتے ہیں۔Shayad, chalo malik se poochtay hain.Maybe, let's ask the owner.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بچہ, بھیڑ, کا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
