خلائی
khala
In Urdu, the word for space (referring to a gap or an empty place) is خلائی (khala).
The term خلائی is used as a noun to describe a gap or an empty place.
Meaning: a gap, an empty place (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is khala.
Did you know?
- An Urdu speaker might use the concept of 'khala' to describe the 'silence' or 'void' left in a room after someone departs.
- In technical Urdu, خلائی is used to form compound words for 'spacecraft' and 'space station', much like the English prefix 'space-'.
- The word for 'space' in Urdu shares a linguistic root with many Arabic terms relating to 'emptiness' or 'nothingness'.
Example conversation
Omar and Sara are organizing a bookshelf.
- عمر Omarسارہ، کیا یہاں کوئی خلائی جگہ ہے؟Sara, kya yahan koi khalayi jagah hai?Sara, is there any empty space here?
- سارہ Saraجی عمر، اوپر والی شیلف خالی ہے۔Ji Omar, oopar wali shelf khali hai.Yes Omar, the top shelf is empty.
- عمر Omarمیں کتابیں وہاں رکھ دیتا ہوں۔Main kitabein wahan rakh deta hoon.I will put the books there.
- سارہ Saraٹھیک ہے، وہ جگہ مناسب رہے گی۔Theek hai, woh jagah munasib rahe gi.Alright, that space will be appropriate.
