آدْمی
ādmīmasculine
The English word 'man' translates to Urdu as آدْمی (ādmī). Wiktionary also lists مَرْد (mard) and پُرُش (puruś).
Meaning: adult male human (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| آدْمی | ādmī | masculine |
| مَرْد | mard | masculine |
| پُرُش | puruś | masculine |
While it is grammatically masculine, آدْمی is often used colloquially to mean 'a person' or 'a human being' regardless of gender in certain idiomatic contexts. The term مَرْد is used to specifically emphasize biological sex or masculinity, often in contrast to the word for woman, aurat.
Which one should you use?
مَرْد is a more specific term used to emphasize biological sex or masculinity. The term پُرُش is also a form of the word for man.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using these words with postpositions (such as 'of' or 'to'), their forms change. The plural form of آدْمی is آدْمیوں, and the plural form of مَرْد is مَرْدوں.
How do you pronounce it?
ādmī
Did you know?
- While مَرْد denotes a male, it is used as a compliment to describe a person's courage or strength, regardless of their actual gender in some poetic contexts.
- The word مَرْد shares its root with the Arabic word for 'man', reflecting the deep influence of Persian and Arabic on Urdu's vocabulary for social identity.
- The word آدْمی is used in the phrase آدْمی ہونا, which literally means 'to be a man' but is used to describe someone who possesses basic human decency or kindness.
Examples in context
- وہ ایک اچھا آدْمی ہے۔woh ek achha aadmi hai.He is a good man.
- آدْمی کو محنت کرنی چاہیے۔aadmi ko mehnat karni chahiye.A man should work hard.
- وہ ایک بہادر آدْمی ہے۔woh ek bahadur aadmi hai.He is a brave man.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “man” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
