سبزی
sabzi
The English word "vegetable" is translated into Urdu as سبزی (sabzi).
سبزی refers to a plant raised for its edible parts. It is a common and widely used term in the language. You can use it in various culinary contexts, such as in the phrase sabzi ko pakana to mean "to cook the vegetable" or sabzi ko katna to mean "to cut the vegetable".
Meaning: a plant raised for some edible part of it (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
sabzi
Did you know?
- The word سبزی is used for all vegetables even if they are red, orange or purple. This is because the term is linguistically rooted in the color 'green'.
- To identify a vegetable seller, Urdu speakers add the suffix والا to create سبزی والا. This specific suffix is a distinctive feature of South Asian languages to denote a professional role.
- The word سبزی was borrowed into Urdu from Classical Persian سَبْزِی.
Examples in context
- یہ سبزی بہت تازہ ہے۔Yeh sabzi bohat taza hai.This vegetable is very fresh.
- مجھے ہری سبزی پسند ہے۔Mujhe hari sabzi pasand hai.I like green vegetables.
- کیا آپ نے سبزی خریدی؟Kya aap ne sabzi khareedi?Did you buy vegetables?
Example conversation
Ali and Zainab are in the kitchen planning a meal.
- علی Aliکیا ہم آج سبزی پکائیں؟Kya hum aaj sabzi pakayen?Should we cook a vegetable dish today?
- زینب Zainabجی، میں سبزی لاتی ہوں۔Ji, mein sabzi lati hoon.Yes, I will bring the vegetables.
- علی Aliبہت اچھا، شکریہ زینب۔Bohat acha, shukriya Zainab.Very good, thank you Zainab.
- زینب Zainabکوئی بات نہیں۔Koi baat nahi.No problem.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سبزی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
