تیل
tel/t̪eːl/masculine
The Urdu word for "oil" is تیل (tel).
تیل refers to liquid fat.
Meaning: liquid fat (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun تیل is masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as tel.
Did you know?
- While تیل means 'oil', the phrase تیل ڈالنا which literally means 'to pour oil' can be used idiomatically to mean fueling a conflict or adding fuel to the fire.
- Although it sounds like the English word 'tail', the Urdu تیل comes from the Sanskrit word 'taila' which originally referred to sesame oil.
- In Urdu, تیل is used not only for cooking oil but also for the traditional practice of تیل مالش which is a therapeutic full-body oil massage.
Examples in context
- کھانے میں تیل کم استعمال کریں۔khana mein tail kam istemal karein.Use less oil in the food.
- یہ زیتون کا تیل ہے۔yeh zaitoon ka tail hai.This is olive oil.
- گاڑی کے انجن میں تیل ڈالیں۔gaari ke engine mein tail dalein.Put oil in the car engine.
Example conversation
Sarah and Hamza are in the kitchen preparing to cook.
- سارہ Saraکیا ہمارے پاس تیل موجود ہے؟kya hamare paas tail maujood hai?Do we have oil available?
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں، کچن میں ایک بوتل ہے۔haan, kitchen mein ek botal hai.Yes, there is a bottle in the kitchen.
- سارہ Saraکیا یہ کھانا پکانے والا تیل ہے؟kya yeh khana pakanay wala tail hai?Is this cooking oil?
- حمزہ Hamzaجی، یہ بہت اچھا ہے۔ji, yeh bohat acha hai.Yes, it is very good.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “oil” translations and entries تیل, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
