خاموش
xāmoś/xɑː.moːʃ/
The Urdu word for quiet is خاموش (xāmoś).
The adjective خاموش is used to describe someone or something that is making little sound. To express the actual action of being or staying quiet, speakers often combine the adjective with the verb رہنا (to stay/remain) to form خاموش رہنا.
Meaning: with little sound (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective خاموش (quiet) can be converted into the noun خاموشی, which means "quietness" or "silence".
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as xāmoś (/xɑː.moːʃ/). It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- The word خاموش shares its root with several words in Persian that relate to extinguishing a fire or quenching thirst.
- In Urdu poetry, the concept of خاموشی (silence) is often personified as a character that communicates more deeply than spoken words.
- While خاموش describes a state of silence, using it to tell a child to be quiet can sometimes sound more poetic or formal than the blunt command 'chup'.
Examples in context
- وہ بیمار تھا، اسی لئیے سارے خاموش تھے۔He was ill, so they were quiet.This sentence demonstrates the use of خاموش to describe a group of people being quiet.Tatoeba #1601719 by nabeel_tahir, translation #303100 by sundown
- کمرہ بالکل خاموش ہے۔kamra bilkul khamosh hai.The room is completely quiet.
- وہ ایک خاموش لڑکا ہے۔woh ek khamosh larka hai.He is a quiet boy.
Example conversation
Sarah and Ahmed are in a library.
- سارہ Saraاحمد، یہاں خاموش رہو۔Ahmed, yahan khamosh raho.Ahmed, stay quiet here.
- احمد Ahmedمعذرت، میں بھول گیا تھا۔Maazrat, mein bhool gaya tha.Sorry, I forgot.
- سارہ Saraیہ ایک خاموش لائبریری ہے۔Yeh ek khamosh library hai.This is a quiet library.
- احمد Ahmedٹھیک ہے، میں اب خاموش ہوں۔Theek hai, mein ab khamosh hoon.Okay, I am quiet now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “quiet” translations and entries خاموش, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
