اور
aur/ɔːɾ/
To say more in Urdu, use اور, romanized as aur.
اور adds something extra to what has already been mentioned, as in a little more patience. In formal or written Urdu, مزید, romanized as mazeed, is often used for more or additional.
Which one should you use?
اور is the usual word in speech, while مزید suits formal or written contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced /ɔːɾ/, one syllable with a long open o and a tapped r.
What mistakes should you avoid?
اور can mean both more and and. Use the context to tell which one is meant.
Did you know?
- The word اور is a distant cousin to the English word 'other', as both descend from the same ancestral roots meaning 'different' or 'additional'.
- In casual conversation, saying اور with a rising intonation acts as a social prompt that tells the speaker to continue their story, effectively meaning 'and what else?'
- While اور is the universal spoken choice, using مزید in a casual conversation can make a speaker sound unexpectedly poetic or overly formal.
Examples in context
- بس تھوڑا سا صبر اور۔Just a little more patience.Here اور comes at the end and means more.Tatoeba #1434755 by nabeel_tahir, translation #31299 by Dejo
- پیو کم اور سو زیادہ۔Drink less and sleep more.In this sentence اور means and, joining drink less with sleep more.Tatoeba #3100980 by nabeel_tahir, translation #266120 by CK
- مجھے اور چائے چاہیے۔mujhe aur chai chahiye.I want more tea.
Example conversation
Ali and Zainab are eating dinner together.
- علی Aliزینب، کیا آپ کو اور سالن چاہیے؟Zainab, kya aap ko aur saalan chahiye?Zainab, do you want more curry?
- زینب Zainabجی ہاں، تھوڑا سا اور دے دیں۔Ji haan, thora sa aur de dein.Yes, please give me a little more.
- علی Aliٹھیک ہے، یہ لیجیے۔Theek hai, yeh lijiye.Okay, here you go.
- زینب Zainabشکریہ، علی۔Shukriya, Ali.Thank you, Ali.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry اور, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries اور, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
