ہجے کیے گئے
hijjay kiye gaye
The English phrase "spelled" is translated into Urdu as ہجے کیے گئے (hijjay kiye gaye).
This phrase refers to the act of forming a word by naming its letters in the correct order.
How do you pronounce it?
hijjay kiye gaye
Did you know?
- The word ہجے is borrowed from Arabic, where it originally referred to the act of satire or mocking someone in poetry.
- Urdu uses an abjad system where short vowels are often omitted in writing, meaning a word can be 'spelled' in a way that hides its actual pronunciation.
- If you are spelling a word in Urdu, you must be careful with the 'nuqta', the small dots that distinguish similar-looking letters, as a single wrong dot changes the entire word.
Example conversation
Omar and Aisha are checking a document.
- عمر Omarعائشہ، کیا یہ نام صحیح ہجے کیے گئے ہیں؟Ayesha, kya yeh naam sahi hajje kiye gaye hain?Ayesha, are these names spelled correctly?
- عائشہ Ayeshaنہیں، یہاں ایک غلطی ہے۔Nahi, yahan ek ghalti hai.No, there is a mistake here.
- عمر Omarمجھے اسے ٹھیک کرنا پڑے گا۔Mujhe isay theek karna parray ga.I will have to fix it.
- عائشہ Ayeshaجی، اب یہ بالکل ٹھیک ہے۔Ji, ab yeh bilkul theek hai.Yes, now it is perfectly correct.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ہجے, CC BY-SA 4.0.
