Words for family members and other relatives in Urdu (اُردُو), an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India
| (Urdu) اُردُو | |
|---|---|
| family | (khandaan) خاندان |
| relation | (rishte) رشت |
| parents | (waldain) والدین |
| father | (walid) والد (baap) باپ |
| mother | (walidah) والده (maan) ماں |
| children | (bache) بچے |
| son | (beta) بیٹا |
| daughter | (beti) بیٹی |
| husband | (khawand) خاوند |
| wife | (biwi) بیوی |
| brother | (bhai) بھائی |
| sister | (behen) بہن |
| uncle | father’s brother - (chacha) چچا mother’s brother - (mamu) ماموں father’s sister’s husband - (phopha) پھوپھا mother’s sister’s husband - (khalu) خالو |
| aunt | father’s sister - (phopi) پھوپھی mother’s sister - (khala) خالہ father’s brother’s wife - (chachi) چچی mother’s brother’s wife - (mumaani) ممانی |
| cousin | father’s brother’s offsping - (chacha zaad) چچا زاد mother’s brother’s offspring - (mamoon zaad) ماموں زاد father’s sister’s offspring - (phopi zaad) پھوپھی زاد mother’s sister’s offspring - (khala zaad) خالہ زاد |
| nephew | brother’s son - (bhatija) بھتیجا sister’s son - (bhanja) بھانجا |
| niece | brother’s daughter - (bhateeji) بھتیجی sister’s daughter - (bhanji) بھانجی |
| grandfather | father’s father - (dada) دادا mother’s father - (nana) نانا |
| grandmother | father’s mother - (dadi) دادی mother’s mother - (nani) نانی |
| grandson | son’s son - (pota) پوتا daughter’s son - (nawasa) نواسا |
| granddaughter | son’s daughter - (poti) پوتی daughter’s daughter - (nawasi) نواسی |
| father-in-law | (sasar) سسر |
| mother-in-law | (saas) ساس |
| brother-in-law | husband’s brother - (dewra) دیور wife’s brother - (saalaa) سالا |
| sister-in-law | husband’s sister - (babad) نند wife’s sister - (saali) سالی |
Details provided by Muhammad Zubair
Hear some Urdu family words:
Information about Urdu | Phrases | Numbers | Time | Family words | Tower of Babel | Books about Urdu on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Information about family words in Urdu
https://www.urdu-english.com/lessons/beginner/family-members
https://urduesl.com/family-members-in-english-and-urdu/
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Family words in other languages
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