پیڑ
peṛ/peːɽ/masculine
The English word tree is پیڑ (peṛ) in Urdu. Wiktionary also lists دَرَخْت (daraxt).
Meaning: large woody plant (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| پیڑ | peṛ | /peːɽ/ (Standard, Urdu) | masculine |
| دَرَخْت | daraxt | masculine |
Both پیڑ and دَرَخْت refer to a large woody plant.
Which one should you use?
پیڑ is the more common, everyday term used in spoken Urdu. In contrast, دَرَخْت is a more formal or literary term often found in poetry or formal writing. Additionally, the term شجر is a formal term for tree used in literature.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun پیڑ is masculine. It does not change its form to indicate plurality in common usage. Instead, plurality is typically indicated by context or by adding a number or quantifier.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is peṛ. The IPA is /peːɽ/.
Did you know?
- The term شجر comes from Arabic. This creates a linguistic hierarchy where پیڑ is indigenous, دَرَخْت is Persian and شجر is Arabic, all describing the same object.
- The sound in پیڑ is a retroflex flap, which requires the tongue to curl back and flick forward. This specific sound is a hallmark of Indo-Aryan languages and is rarely found in European languages.
- The term شجر is used in compound words to create terms like 'genealogy', where the 'tree' is actually a metaphor for a family lineage.
Examples in context
- وہ پیڑ سے اُترا۔He climbed down from the tree.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use پیڑ.Tatoeba #5398070 by eeyinn, translation #374799 by saeb
- دیکھیں کیسے وہ درخت بہت خوبصورت ہیں۔Look how beautiful those trees are.
- پرندہ پیڑ پر بیٹھا ہے۔parinda pear par betha hai.The bird is sitting on the tree.
Example conversation
Hamza and Zainab are walking in a park.
- حمزہ Hamzaزینب، وہ دیکھو کتنا خوبصورت پیڑ ہے!Zainab, woh dekho kitna khubsurat peir hai!Zainab, look at that beautiful tree!
- زینب Zainabہاں حمزہ، اس کے پتے سبز ہیں۔Haan Hamza, is ke pattay sabz hain.Yes Hamza, its leaves are green.
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا ہم اس پیڑ کے نیچے بیٹھیں؟Kya hum is peir ke neechay baithen?Shall we sit under this tree?
- زینب Zainabہاں، یہاں بہت سایہ ہے۔Haan, yahan bohat saya hai.Yes, there is plenty of shade here.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tree” translations and entries پیڑ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
