گوشْت
gośtmasculine
The English word meat is translated into Urdu as گوشْت (gośt), مان٘س or لَحْم.
Meaning: animal flesh used as food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| گوشْت | gośt | masculine |
| مان٘س | mā̃s | masculine |
| لَحْم | lahm | masculine |
The terms are used to refer to animal flesh used as food. For example, Murgh gosht refers to chicken meat and Gai ka gosht refers to beef meat.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
لَحْم is a highly formal, Arabic-derived term that you will often find in religious, literary or very high-register Urdu texts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word گوشْت is a masculine noun, which means it will dictate masculine verb or adjective agreement in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
gośt
Did you know?
- The word گوشْت is related to the word for 'ear' in some ancient Indo-Iranian roots, reflecting a historical connection between the 'flesh' of the ear and the general word for meat.
- The word گوشْت is shared with Persian and describes not just food but any flesh. In a poetic context, it can be used to describe the fragility of the human body.
- In Pakistan, mentioning گوشْت in a restaurant often implies a specific style of curry or stew rather than just the raw ingredient.
Examples in context
- کیا آپ کو گوشْت پسند ہے؟kya aap ko gosht pasand hai?Do you like meat?
- یہ گوشْت بہت مزیدار ہے۔yeh gosht bahut mazedar hai.This meat is very delicious.
Example conversation
Ayesha and Umar are deciding what to cook for dinner.
- عائشہ Ayeshaعمر، کیا ہم آج گوشْت کھائیں؟Umar, kya hum aaj gosht khayen?Umar, shall we eat meat today?
- عمر Omarہاں، مجھے گوشْت بہت پسند ہے۔han, mujhe gosht bahut pasand hai.Yes, I like meat a lot.
- عائشہ Ayeshaٹھیک ہے، میں گوشْت لے آؤں گی۔theek hai, mein gosht le aaon gi.Okay, I will go get the meat.
- عمر Omarشکریہ، عائشہ۔shukriya, Ayesha.Thank you, Ayesha.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “meat” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
