ضائع
zaya
The English word "waste" is translated into Urdu as ضائع (zaya).
ضائع can refer to physical garbage or by-products, but it is also commonly used for abstract concepts such as wasting time, money or opportunities.
Meaning: useless by-products, garbage (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To turn the noun ضائع (waste) into the verb "to waste", you add the auxiliary verb کرنا (to do) to form ضائع کرنا.
How do you pronounce it?
zaya
Did you know?
- In Urdu culture, wasting food is often linked to the concept of 'barakat' or divine blessing, making ضائع کرنا a moral rather than just a practical failure.
- Because it is a loanword from Persian, ضائع is frequently found in Urdu poetry and high literature to describe a 'wasted life' or 'wasted love'.
- The word ضائع (zaya) shares its roots with the Arabic word for 'lost', meaning a wasted resource is often viewed as something that has gone astray.
Examples in context
- تم ٹائم ضائع نہیں کرتے۔You don't waste time.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use ضائع in the context of time.Tatoeba #13958857 by Roomba_Unit, translation #2274018 by CK
- تم نے فضول کروڑوں روپے خرچ کردیےYou have wasted millions of rupees.
- وقت ضائع نہ کروDo not waste time.
- اس تجربے کو ضائع مت کروDo not waste this experiment.
Example conversation
Hamza and Sarah are cleaning the kitchen.
- حمزہ Hamzaسارہ، کیا یہ سب ضائع ہے؟Sarah, kya yeh sab zaaye hai?Sarah, is all of this waste?
- سارہ Saraجی حمزہ، اسے باہر پھینک دیں۔Ji Hamza, isay bahar phenk dein.Yes Hamza, throw it outside.
- حمزہ Hamzaمیں اسے کچرے کے ڈبے میں ڈالتا ہوں۔Main isay kachray kay dabay mein dalta hoon.I will put it in the trash can.
- سارہ Saraشکریہ، اب کچن صاف ہو گیا ہے۔Shukriya, ab kitchen saaf ho gaya hai.Thank you, now the kitchen is clean.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ضائع, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
