سٹیپلر
stapler
The English word 'stapler' is translated into Urdu as سٹیپلر.
سٹیپلر refers to a device which binds together paper.
Meaning: device which binds together paper (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is stapler.
Did you know?
- In Pakistan, you will often hear people refer to the act of stapling as سٹیپل کرنا 'staple karna', combining the English word with the Urdu auxiliary verb for doing.
- The letter 'پ' used in the spelling of سٹیپلر is actually a Persian-influenced character used to represent the 'p' sound, which does not exist in classical Arabic.
- Despite having a complex system of noun genders, the loanword سٹیپلر is typically treated as a masculine noun in everyday conversation.
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are organizing papers in an office.
- زینب Zainabعلی، کیا آپ کے پاس سٹیپلر ہے؟Ali, kya aap ke paas stapler hai?Ali, do you have a stapler?
- علی Aliجی ہاں، یہ رہا۔Ji han, yeh raha.Yes, here it is.
- زینب Zainabشکریہ، مجھے یہ کاغذات جوڑنے ہیں۔Shukriya, mujhe yeh kaghzat jorne hain.Thanks, I need to bind these papers.
- علی Aliٹھیک ہے، آپ استعمال کر لیں۔Theek hai, aap istemal kar lein.Okay, you can use it.
