غروب آفتاب
ghuroob-e-aaftaab
The English word "sunset" is translated into Urdu as غروب آفتاب (ghuroob-e-aaftaab).
Meaning: time of day (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a compound made of ghuroob, meaning setting or disappearance and aaftaab, meaning sun.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
غروب آفتاب is a formal and literary term. In everyday, colloquial speech, people often use the phrase سورج ڈھلنا to describe the sun setting.
How do you pronounce it?
ghuroob-e-aaftaab
Did you know?
- In Urdu poetry, the sunset is often personified as a moment of 'separation' because the sun is seen as leaving its beloved or departing from the world.
- Urdu speakers sometimes use the word آفتاب as a masculine given name for people, meaning 'sun'.
- The word آفتاب is an old Persian loanword that appears in the poetry of the Mughal era to evoke a more regal or celestial image of the sun than the common Urdu word سورج.
Examples in context
- ہم سب نے غروب آفتاب کو دیکھا اور بہت خوش ہوئے۔We all watched the sunset and felt really happy.
- شام کے وقت ہمیں اکٹھے بیچ پر بیٹھ کر آرام کرنا پسند ہوتا ہے۔We prefer sitting together on the beach and relaxing during sunset time.
- غروب آفتاب بہت خوبصورت ہے۔ghuroob-e-aftab bohat khoobsurat hai.The sunset is very beautiful.
- ہم غروب آفتاب کے وقت ملیں گے۔hum ghuroob-e-aftab ke waqt milain gay.We will meet at sunset.
- کیا آپ نے غروب آفتاب دیکھا؟kya aap ne ghuroob-e-aftab dekha?Did you see the sunset?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are walking in a park during the evening.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعمر، دیکھو غروب آفتاب کتنا پیارا ہے۔Umar, dekho ghuroob-e-aftab kitna pyaara hai.Umar, look how lovely the sunset is.
- عمر Omarہاں فاطمہ، یہ بہت دلکش منظر ہے۔Haan Fatima, yeh bohat dilkash manzar hai.Yes Fatima, it is a very charming view.
- فاطمہ Fatimaکیا ہم یہاں تھوڑی دیر رکیں؟Kya hum yahan thori der rukain?Should we stay here for a little while?
- عمر Omarبالکل، ہمیں یہاں بیٹھنا چاہیے۔Bilkul, humein yahan bethna chahiye.Absolutely, we should sit here.
