بدصورت
badsurat
The English word "ugly" is translated into Urdu as بدصورت (badsurat).
بدصورت is used to describe something or someone that is displeasing to the eye or not aesthetically pleasing.
Meaning: displeasing to the eye, not aesthetically pleasing (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word بدصورت is a compound of bad (bad) and surat (face or appearance), literally meaning "bad-faced".
Which one should you use?
The adjective بدصورت (ugly) is the opposite of خوبصورت (beautiful).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective بدصورت is indeclinable, which means it does not change its form to agree with the gender or number of the noun it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
badsurat
Did you know?
- The word صورت shares the same root as the English word 'sort' via an ancient path of linguistic influence through French and Latin.
- The root word بد (bad) in بدصورت is a Persian loanword, making the phrase a hybrid of Persian and local linguistic structures.
- In Urdu poetry and formal speech, instead of using بدصورت to describe an unattractive person, people often use more indirect and polite euphemisms to avoid being blunt or rude.
Examples in context
- بدصورت بطخ ایک خوبصورت ہنس میں بن گئ۔The ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan.This sentence shows how to use بدصورت when describing the subject of the phrase 'The ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan'.Tatoeba #10814961 by Roomba_Unit, translation #7584566 by CHThiem
- یہ رنگ بہت بدصورت ہے۔Yeh rang bohat badsoorat hai.This color is very ugly.
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Example conversation
Umar and Sarah are looking at a painting in an art gallery.
- عمر Omarکیا تمہیں یہ تصویر پسند ہے؟Kya tumhein yeh tasveer pasand hai?Do you like this picture?
- سارہ Saraنہیں، یہ بہت بدصورت ہے۔Nahi, yeh bohat badsoorat hai.No, it is very ugly.
- عمر Omarسارہ، تم تو بہت سخت ہو!Sarah, tum to bohat sakht ho!Sarah, you are very harsh!
- سارہ Saraمیں تو بس سچ کہہ رہی ہوں۔Main to bas sach keh rahi hoon.I am just telling the truth.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries بدصورت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
