دَرْد
dardmasculine
In Urdu, the word for pain is دَرْد (dard). Wiktionary also lists پِیڑا (pīṛā).
Meaning: ache or bodily suffering (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| دَرْد | dard | masculine |
| پِیڑا | pīṛā | feminine |
دَرْد refers to ache or bodily suffering and can be used to describe both physical and emotional pain. It is also frequently used metaphorically in poetry and song to describe emotional heartache or sorrow. Another formal word for pain is تکلیف, which is often used to convey discomfort or suffering.
Which one should you use?
تکلیف is often used to convey discomfort or suffering.
How do you pronounce it?
dard
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, the word دَرْد is often paired with دوا meaning 'medicine' to create a paradox where the 'pain' itself becomes the only cure for the soul.
- While دَرْد is the common word for pain, the word تکلیف is frequently used as a polite way to apologize for causing a minor inconvenience, effectively treating a 'bother' as a form of 'suffering'.
- Urdu shares the word دَرْد with Persian, and in both languages, it is used in a specific literary tradition to describe the 'sweet pain' of nostalgia.
Examples in context
- مجھے کمر کی تکلیف ہو رہی ہے۔I am experiencing back pain.
Example conversation
Sara tells Ali that she is feeling unwell.
- سارہ Saraعلی، میرے پیٹ میں دَرْد ہے۔Ali, mere pait mein dard hai.Ali, I have pain in my stomach.
- علی Aliکیا آپ نے کچھ غلط کھایا تھا؟Kya aap ne kuch ghalat khaya tha?Did you eat something wrong?
- سارہ Saraشاید، دَرْد بہت زیادہ ہے۔Shayad, dard bahut zyada hai.Maybe, the pain is too much.
- علی Aliچلیے، ڈاکٹر کے پاس چلتے ہیں۔Chaliye, doctor ke paas chalte hain.Come on, let's go to the doctor.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pain” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
