کھرب
kharab
The English phrase "trillion" is translated into Urdu as کھرب (kharab).
The word is used to represent the number 10¹², which is a million million.
Meaning: a million million, 1012 (num)
Which one should you use?
کھرب is the standard term for the number, while ٹریلین is used specifically in formal settings.
How do you pronounce it?
kharab
Did you know?
- The Urdu numbering system used for کھرب is based on a scale where each named unit is 100 times larger than the previous one, rather than 1000 times as in the Western system.
- Using کھرب in a casual conversation often acts as a hyperbole to mean 'an uncountable amount' rather than a specific mathematical figure.
- The scale used for کھرب originates from ancient Sanskrit numbering systems that managed astronomical figures long before the modern Western scale was standardized.
Examples in context
- اس منصوبے کی لاگت ایک کھرب روپے ہے۔is mansoobay ki laagat ek kharb rupay hai.The cost of this project is one trillion rupees.
- کائنات میں ستاروں کی تعداد کھربوں میں ہے۔kainat mein sitaron ki tadaad kharbon mein hai.The number of stars in the universe is in the trillions.
- اس نے ایک کھرب ڈالرز کا کاروبار شروع کیا۔us ne ek kharb dollars ka karobar shuru kiya.He started a trillion dollar business.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Sarah are discussing the national budget at a cafe.
- سارہ Saraکیا آپ نے نیا بجٹ دیکھا ہے؟kya aap ne naya budget dekha hai?Did you see the new budget?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، یہ ایک کھرب سے زیادہ ہے۔haan, yeh ek kharb se zyada hai.Yes, it is more than a trillion.
- سارہ Saraاحمد، یہ رقم تو بہت بڑی ہے۔ahmad, yeh raqam toh bohat bari hai.Ahmed, this amount is very large.
- احمد Ahmedجی، سارہ، یہ واقعی حیران کن ہے۔ji, sarah, yeh waqai hairan kun hai.Yes, Sarah, it is truly surprising.
