عَدَد
'adadfeminine
The English word "number" is عَدَد ('adad) in Urdu. Wiktionary also lists تَعْداد (ta'dād).
Meaning: abstract entity used to describe quantity (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| عَدَد | 'adad | feminine |
| تَعْداد | ta'dād | feminine |
The term refers to an abstract entity used to describe quantity.
How do you pronounce it?
'adad
Did you know?
- Urdu uses the Western Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) in most modern contexts, but the traditional 'Eastern Arabic' numerals are still widely used in handwritten documents and older texts.
- The word عَدَد is borrowed from Arabic and is used in Urdu to refer to both a mathematical 'number' and the grammatical concept of 'number' as in singular and plural.
- The word عَدَد shares a common linguistic root with the Arabic word for 'to count', which is why it carries a formal and slightly mathematical weight in Urdu literature.
Example sentences for Urdu are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “number” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
