تربوز
tarbūzmasculine
The English phrase watermelon is تربوز (tarbūz) in Urdu.
تربوز is a noun used to refer to the fruit watermelon.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Punjab region, Urdu speakers use the term تربوز.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is tarbūz.
Did you know?
- Urdu speakers often associate تربوز with the peak of the summer heat, and it is frequently sold by street vendors who keep them sprayed with water to create a visual cooling effect.
- In some Urdu-speaking regions, if a person refers to a 'melon' simply as خربوزہ, they are almost certainly talking about a muskmelon rather than a watermelon.
- The word تربوز shares a common linguistic ancestry with the word for 'melon' in several other Middle Eastern languages, tracing back to the same Persian root.
Examples in context
- میں نے میٹھا تربوز خریدا ہےI bought a sweet watermelon.
- یہ تربوز بہت میٹھا ہے۔yeh tarbooz bohat meetha hai.This watermelon is very sweet.
- مجھے تربوز کھانا پسند ہے۔mujhe tarbooz khana pasand hai.I like eating watermelon.
- کیا آپ نے تربوز خریدا؟kya aap ne tarbooz khareeda?Did you buy a watermelon?
Example conversation
In the kitchen, Omar and Fatima are preparing fruit for a snack.
- عمر Omarفاطمہ، کیا ہمارے پاس تربوز ہے؟Fatima, kya hamare paas tarbooz hai?Fatima, do we have watermelon?
- فاطمہ Fatimaہاں، میں نے ابھی تربوز خریدا ہے۔Haan, maine abhi tarbooz khareeda hai.Yes, I just bought a watermelon.
- عمر Omarبہت اچھا، میں اسے کاٹ لوں گا۔Bohat acha, mein isay kaat loon ga.Very good, I will cut it.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکریہ عمر، یہ بہت ٹھنڈا ہوگا۔Shukriya Omar, yeh bohat thanda hoga.Thank you Omar, it will be very cold.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “watermelon” translations and entries تربوز, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
