گَرْمی
garmīfeminine
Summer in Urdu can be expressed in several ways, most commonly as گَرْمی (garmī). Wiktionary also lists گِرِیشم (girīśm) and گَرْما (garmā).
Meaning: hottest season (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| گَرْمی | garmī | feminine |
| گِرِیشم | girīśm | masculine |
| گَرْما | garmā | feminine |
| تابستان | masculine | |
| صَیف | saif | masculine |
While the most common term used in daily conversation refers to the heat itself, other forms exist for more specific literary or formal contexts.
What does it mean word for word?
The word گَرْمی is literally derived from the adjective for 'hot' and means 'heat'.
Which one should you use?
While گَرْمی is the most common way to refer to the summer season in daily conversation, it literally translates to 'heat'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For formal or literary purposes, you can use موسمِ گرما (the season of warmth), گِرِیشم or صَیف. In contrast, if you want to describe a burning hot summer informally, you can use the phrase تپّتی ہوئی گرمی.
How does it change in a sentence?
گَرْمی is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
garmī
Did you know?
- The word گِرِیشم is a Sanskrit-derived term for 'summer' that exists in Urdu, showing the language's deep historical layers of Indo-Aryan roots.
- While گَرْمی means 'summer' or 'heat', it is also used as a metaphor for 'passion' or 'intensity' in Urdu literature.
- In many South Asian contexts, talking about گَرْمی is a common way to complain about the climate, often serving as a social icebreaker.
Examples in context
- بہت زیادہ تپّتی ہوئی گرمی ہےIt is excessively hot
Example conversation
Zainab and Ali are discussing the weather.
- زینب Zainabعلی، کیا آپ کو گَرْمی پسند ہے؟Ali, kya aap ko garmi pasand hai?Ali, do you like summer?
- علی Aliنہیں، مجھے سردیاں پسند ہیں۔Nahi, mujhe sardiyan pasand hain.No, I like winters.
- زینب Zainabپر گَرْمی میں آم ملتے ہیں۔Par garmi mein aam milte hain.But you get mangoes in summer.
- علی Aliہاں، یہ بات تو سچ ہے۔Haan, yeh baat to sach hai.Yes, that is true.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “summer” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
