اعداد
adaad
The Urdu word for "numbers" is اعداد (adaad).
اعداد refers to the symbols or words used to count or measure quantities.
How do you pronounce it?
adaad
Did you know?
- Urdu uses a numeral system derived from Arabic, meaning the digits for اعداد are written from left to right, even though the Urdu text surrounding them is written from right to left.
- The term اعداد is derived from Arabic, a common linguistic trait in Urdu where formal or mathematical terminology often originates from Arabic roots.
- In Urdu poetry, specifically in the 'ghazal' form, the use of numbers and counting is often used as a metaphor for the endlessness of longing or the counting of heartbeats.
Examples in context
- یہ اعداد بہت بڑے ہیں۔Yeh adad bohat baray hain.These numbers are very large.
- سوال میں اعداد غلط ہیں۔Sawal mein adad ghalat hain.The numbers in the question are wrong.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are checking a math textbook.
- زینب Zainabعلی، کیا تم نے یہ اعداد دیکھے؟Ali, kya tum ne yeh adad dekhay?Ali, did you see these numbers?
- علی Aliہاں، یہ بہت عجیب ہیں۔Haan, yeh bohat ajeeb hain.Yes, they are very strange.
- زینب Zainabکیا یہ کتاب میں غلط ہیں؟Kya yeh kitab mein ghalat hain?Are they wrong in the book?
- علی Aliشاید، ہمیں دوبارہ چیک کرنا چاہیے۔Shayad, hamein dubara check karna chahiye.Maybe, we should check again.
