کمر
kamar/kə.məɾ/feminine
The Urdu word for waist is کمر (kamar).
کمر refers to the waist, but it is also commonly used to refer to the lower back area.
Meaning: part of the body (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /kə.məɾ/. The romanization is kamar.
Did you know?
- The expression کمر توڑنا literally means 'to break the waist' but is used to describe something that is incredibly exhausting or a financial blow that ruins a person.
- The phrase کمر بساندھنا literally means 'to tie one's waist' but is used idiomatically to mean 'to prepare oneself' for a difficult task or challenge.
- The word کمر is a direct loan from Classical Persian, replacing the earlier Middle Hindi word لنک (lãk) in most common usage.
Examples in context
- اس کی کمر بہت پتلی ہے۔is ki kamar bahut patli hai.Her waist is very thin.
- اس نے کمر پر پٹکا باندھا ہے۔us ne kamar par patka bandha hai.He has tied a sash around his waist.
Example conversation
Omar and Fatima are shopping for clothes.
- فاطمہ Fatimaعمر، کیا یہ پینٹ آپ کی کمر پر فٹ ہے؟Omar, kya yeh pant aap ki kamar par fit hai?Omar, does this pant fit your waist?
- عمر Omarنہیں، یہ میری کمر کے لیے بہت تنگ ہے۔Nahi, yeh meri kamar ke liye bohat tang hai.No, it is too tight for my waist.
- فاطمہ Fatimaآپ کو بڑے سائز کی ضرورت ہے۔Aap ko baray size ki zaroorat hai.You need a larger size.
- عمر Omarجی، میں دوسرا سائز دیکھتا ہوں۔Ji, mein doosra size dekhta hoon.Yes, I will look for another size.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “waist” translations and entries کمر, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries کمر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
