How to Say "My Heart" in Pashto

زما زړه

zma zṛah

زما زړه (zma zṛah) is the Pashto way to say "my heart".

This phrase can refer to the physical organ that pumps blood or to the center of a person's emotions.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the possessive pronoun زما (zma) meaning "my" and the noun زړه (zṛah) meaning "heart".

The noun زړه (zṛah) is a masculine noun in Pashto.

zma zṛah

Pashto has distinct ways of expressing 'heartbreak' that focus on the heart being 'burnt' or 'melted' rather than 'broken'.
In traditional Pashtun poetry, زړه is frequently personified as a restless bird that cannot find peace.
The word زړه shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'heart' and the Latin word 'cor', tracing back to the same Proto-Indo-European root.

زما زړه درد کوي.
zama zre dard kawi.
My heart hurts.
دا خبره زما زړه خوشحال کړ.
da khabara zama zre khushal kr.
This news made my heart happy.
زما زړه ډېر په منډه دی.
zama zre der pa manda dai.
My heart is beating very fast.

Omar and Maryam are talking about their feelings.

عمر Omar

مریم، زما زړه ستا لپاره ټوکیږي.
Maryam, zama zrah sta lapara tokegi.
Maryam, my heart aches for you.
مریم Maryam

عمر، زه هم ستا په فکر کې یم.
Omar, za ham sta pa fikr ke yam.
Omar, I am thinking of you too.
عمر Omar

تاسو زما زړه ته سکون راکړئ.
taso zama zrah ta sukoon rakrai.
You give peace to my heart.
مریم Maryam

ډېره مننه، دا زما لپاره ډېر مهم دی.
dera manana, da zama lapara der muhim day.
Thank you very much, this is very important to me.

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