پہننا
pahannā/pə.ɦən.nɑː/
To wear in Urdu is پہننا (pahannā).
پہننا is the verb used to describe the act of having clothes or accessories on your body. If you want to refer specifically to wearing a particular outfit, you can use the phrase Libaas pehnna.
Meaning: to have on (clothes or accessories) (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /pə.ɦən.nɑː/. It has three syllables.
Did you know?
- The phonetic structure of پہننا underwent a process called metathesis, where the sounds of the original Old Hindi word 'pinhana' essentially swapped places over centuries.
- The phrase پہننا is used for everything from a wristwatch to a wedding dress, whereas English often distinguishes between 'putting on' and 'wearing'.
- While پہننا means 'to wear', the causative form پہنانا means 'to dress someone else', such as a parent dressing a child.
Examples in context
- وہ سرخ رنگ کی شرٹ پہننا چاہتا ہے۔Woh surkh rang ki shirt pehn'na chahta hai.He wants to wear a red shirt.
Example conversation
Two people are deciding what to wear for a party.
- عمر Omarفاطمہ، آپ پارٹی میں کیا پہننا چاہتی ہیں؟Fatima, aap party mein kya pehnna chahti hain?Fatima, what do you want to wear to the party?
- فاطمہ Fatimaمیں نیلا جوڑا پہننا چاہتی ہوں۔Main neela jora pehnna chahti hoon.I want to wear a blue outfit.
- عمر Omarوہ رنگ آپ پر بہت جچتا ہے۔Woh rang aap par bohat jachta hai.That color suits you very much.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکریہ عمر، آپ بھی کچھ اچھا پہننا۔Shukriya Omar, aap bhi kuch acha pehnna.Thank you Omar, you wear something nice too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wear” translations and entries پہننا, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries پہننا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
