جامنی
jāmanī/d͡ʒɑːm.niː/
جامنی (jāmanī) is the Urdu word for purple.
The word is used to refer to the color purple as both a noun and an adjective.
Meaning: colour (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /dʒɑːm.niː/ (jāmanī).
Did you know?
- Because جامن fruits stain the tongue a vibrant purple, the word جامنی is strongly associated with the physical experience of tasting the fruit.
- The جامن fruit is a staple of the monsoon season in South Asia, making the root of the word جامنی seasonally evocative for native speakers.
- An English speaker might think of 'purple' as a royal or synthetic color, but an Urdu speaker sees it through the lens of a common, earthy fruit.
Examples in context
- مجھے جامنی رنگ پسند ہے۔mujhe jaamni rang pasand hai.I like the colour purple.
- اس پھول کا رنگ جامنی ہے۔is phool ka rang jaamni hai.The colour of this flower is purple.
- کیا آپ کے پاس جامنی قلم ہے؟kya aap ke paas jaamni qalam hai?Do you have a purple pen?
Example conversation
Ali and Sarah are choosing a gift at a shop.
- علی Aliکیا یہ والی شرٹ جامنی ہے؟kya yeh wali shirt jaamni hai?Is this shirt purple?
- سارہ Saraنہیں، یہ نیلی ہے۔nahi, yeh neeli hai.No, it is blue.
- علی Aliپھر مجھے جامنی رنگ دکھائیں۔phir mujhe jaamni rang dikhayein.Then show me the purple colour.
- سارہ Saraجی، یہ رہی جامنی شرٹ۔jee, yeh rahi jaamni shirt.Yes, here is the purple shirt.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “purple” translations and entries جامنی, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
