ٹَماٹَر
ṭamāṭarmasculine
The English word "tomato" is ٹَماٹَر (ṭamāṭar) in Urdu. Wiktionary also lists وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن (vilāyatī baiṅgan) and بادَنْجانِ فَرَن٘گی (bādanjān-i faraṅgī).
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ٹَماٹَر | ṭamāṭar | masculine |
| وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن | vilāyatī baiṅgan | masculine |
| بادَنْجانِ فَرَن٘گی | bādanjān-i faraṅgī | masculine |
The term is used to refer to the fruit.
How do you pronounce it?
ṭamāṭar
Did you know?
- While ٹَماٹَر is the standard word, you might also hear people call it وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن, which literally translates to 'foreign eggplant'.
- The term بادَنْجانِ فَرَن٘گی uses the word فَرَن٘گی, which historically referred to Europeans or 'Franks'.
- In many parts of South Asia, the word ٹَماٹَر is treated as a borrowed loanword from English rather than a native Urdu word.
Examples in context
- ٹَماٹَر لال رنگ کا ہے۔tamāṭar lāl rang kā hai.The tomato is red.
- مجھے ٹَماٹَر پسند ہیں۔mujhe tamāṭar pasand hain.I like tomatoes.
- کیا آپ کے پاس ٹَماٹَر ہے؟kyā āp ke pās tamāṭar hai?Do you have a tomato?
Example conversation
Ahmed and Aisha are cooking dinner in the kitchen.
- احمد Ahmedعائشہ، کیا ہمارے پاس ٹَماٹَر ہیں؟Aisha, kya hamare paas tamatar hain?Aisha, do we have tomatoes?
- عائشہ Ayeshaہاں، وہ فریج میں ہیں۔Haan, woh fridge mein hain.Yes, they are in the fridge.
- احمد Ahmedشکریہ، میں انہیں کاٹتا ہوں۔Shukriya, mein inhe kaatta hoon.Thanks, I will cut them.
- عائشہ Ayeshaٹھیک ہے، احمد۔Theek hai, Ahmed.Okay, Ahmed.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomato” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
