گم شدہ
gumshuda
The English word 'lost' is translated into Urdu as گم شدہ (gumshuda).
The phrase گم شدہ is an adjective used to describe a person or object that cannot be found. Use kho gaya as a general expression for personal items like keys or phones. To convey an intense sense of disappearance or a state of being lost, you can use gayab ho gaya.
What does it mean word for word?
The word گم شدہ is a compound where گم means lost or missing and shuda is a past participle meaning become or happened.
Which one should you use?
While گم شدہ functions as an adjective to describe a state of being missing, the verbal phrase کھو گیا is used to describe the action of losing something or someone getting lost.
How does it change in a sentence?
گم شدہ functions as an adjective and can be placed before or after a noun, though placing it before the noun is more common in formal writing. When using informal verbal phrases, the form must match the gender of the subject: use Gum ho gaya for masculine subjects and Gum ho gai for feminine subjects.
How do you pronounce it?
gumshuda
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry and music, being گم can describe a spiritual state of being lost in the love of the Divine or a beloved. In this context, being lost is often viewed as a desired state of ecstasy rather than a problem.
- While گم شدہ is used for missing persons on official posters, a person who is 'lost' in a confusing or overwhelming situation might be described as بھٹکا ہوا (bhatka hua). This specifically implies wandering off the right path.
- The verb کھونا can mean more than just misplacing an object. It can also be used to express the heavy sense of bereavement when losing a loved one to death.
Examples in context
- میرا گم شدہ قلم مل گیا۔Mera gum shuda qalam mil gaya.I found my lost pen.
- کیا یہ آپ کا گم شدہ بیگ ہے؟Kya yeh aap ka gum shuda bag hai?Is this your lost bag?
- پولیس گم شدہ سامان تلاش کر رہی ہے۔Police gum shuda saman talash kar rahi hai.The police are searching for lost items.
Example conversation
Omar and Aisha are looking for a lost wallet in the house.
- عمر Omarعائشہ، کیا آپ کو میرا گم شدہ بٹوا ملا؟Ayesha, kya aap ko mera gum shuda batwa mila?Ayesha, did you find my lost wallet?
- عائشہ Ayeshaنہیں عمر، میں نے اسے نہیں دیکھا۔Nahi Omar, maine usay nahi dekha.No Omar, I haven't seen it.
- عمر Omarمیں اسے ہر جگہ ڈھونڈ رہا ہوں۔Main usay har jagah dhoond raha hoon.I am looking for it everywhere.
- عائشہ Ayeshaشاید وہ صوفے کے پیچھے ہو۔Shayad woh sofay kay peechay ho.Maybe it is behind the sofa.
