شہزادی
shahzādīnoun
In Urdu, as spoken in Pakistan, "princess" is شہزادی (shahzādī). It is made from شاہ (shāh), "king", and زادی (zādī), "born of", so it means a king's daughter. It is also called ملکہ (malka).
Meaning: daughter of a king or a term for a beloved girl (noun)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| شہزادی | shahzādī | noun |
| ملکہ | malka | queen |
Fairy tales use شہزادی (shahzādī) for the princess, together with شہزادہ (shahzāda) for the prince. Parents also call a beloved daughter شہزادی (shahzādī) as a term of endearment.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form is شہزادہ (shahzāda). The feminine ends in ی (ī), so the pair works as a clear gender contrast.
Did you know?
- The ending -زادہ (-zāda) and -زادی (-zādī) also appear in many Urdu family names and titles, such as صاحبزادی (sāhibzādī), a respectful word for a daughter.
Examples in context
- کہانی میں ایک شہزادی تھی۔kahānī meṉ ek shahzādī thī.In the story there was a princess.
- میری بیٹی میری شہزادی ہے۔merī beṭī merī shahzādī hai.My daughter is my princess.
- شہزادی محل میں رہتی تھی۔shahzādī mahal meṉ rahtī thī.The princess lived in the palace.
Example conversation
Grandmother Rukhsana tells a bedtime story to her granddaughter Zoya.
- Rukhsanaایک دن ایک شہزادی جنگل گئی۔ek din ek shahzādī jangal gaī.One day a princess went to the forest.
- Zoyaپھر کیا ہوا؟phir kyā huā?Then what happened?
- Rukhsanaپھر اسے ایک شہزادہ ملا۔phir use ek shahzāda milā.Then she met a prince.
