بیمار
bimar
In Urdu, the word for sick is بیمار (bimar).
The term بیمار is an adjective meaning ill. It can also be used as a substantive to refer to sick people collectively. If you want to describe the state of being sick, you use the phrase بیمار ہونا. To describe the act of falling ill, use بیمار پڑنا. In broader medical contexts, the word مرض is used to denote sickness.
Meaning: ill, used as a substantive: sick people, collectively (adj)
Which one should you use?
While بیمار is the standard term for being sick, you might use the informal word خراب to describe someone as feeling bad or unwell. The antonym of بیمار is تندرست, which means healthy or robust.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective بیمار is invariant in gender and number when used as a predicate. It does not change its form whether the subject is masculine, feminine or plural.
How do you pronounce it?
bimar
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, particularly in the Ghazal tradition, بیمار is often used metaphorically to describe a lover suffering from the 'sickness' of longing.
- The healthy antonym تندرست contains the word درست, which means 'correct' or 'right', implying that being healthy is a state of being 'correctly' composed.
- Because بیمار is a loanword from Persian, it carries a certain level of elegance and literary weight compared to more colloquial regional dialects.
Examples in context
- تم کافی بیمار لگ رہے ہو۔You look quite sick.This sentence shows how to use بیمار to describe someone's appearance.Tatoeba #4211238 by nabeel_tahir, translation #9848299 by anushka
- ٹام نے بیمار ہونے کا ڈرامہ کیا۔Tom pretended he was sick.This sentence illustrates the use of بیمار regarding a pretense of illness.Tatoeba #4255503 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1093129 by CK
- وہ ہفتہ اتوار کے دنوں میں بیمار پڑ گیا۔He became sick over the weekend.This sentence demonstrates the use of بیمار to describe the onset of illness.Tatoeba #12032541 by Roomba_Unit, translation #7808123 by sharris123
- میری بیماری کافی سخت ہے۔My illness is quite severe.
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Example conversation
Fatima asks Ali why he is not eating.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعلی، آپ کھانا کیوں نہیں کھا رہے؟Ali, aap khana kyun nahi kha rahe?Ali, why are you not eating food?
- علی Aliمیں آج تھوڑا بیمار ہوں۔Mein aaj thora bimar hoon.I am a bit sick today.
- فاطمہ Fatimaآپ کو ڈاکٹر کے پاس جانا چاہیے۔Aap ko doctor ke paas jana chahiye.You should go to the doctor.
- علی Aliجی، میں ابھی جاتا ہوں۔Ji, mein abhi jata hoon.Yes, I am going now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
