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برج — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

burǰ
Pronunciation:Standard: /burǰ/
Noun (Masculine)plural: برجونهOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

برج (burǰ) is a Pashto n-m meaning “tower; fort; stronghold; blockhouse” in English او په اردو کې د «برج، درگ، دژ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form برجونه.

Meanings · Entry 15

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
tower; fort; stronghold; blockhouse[literature]
برج، درگ، دژ
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2
thin tree bark, birch-bark, birch[literature]
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3
watchtower[literature]
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4
sign of the zodiac[literature]
بات، علم
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5
month of the solar year[literature]
رتو، سال، برس
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Proverbs (Mataloona)9 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج د تر آسمانه، سړی د د لوږې مری»

“The fortress reaches the sky, yet man dies of hunger.”

برج آسمان سے باتیں کرے اور انسان بھوک سے مرے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the stark contrast between grand architectural wealth and human suffering or poverty in society.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج د غوښور ښکاری، سړی د د لوږې مری»

“The tower appears magnificent, but the poor man dies of hunger.”

برج تو شاندار نظر آتا ہے، لیکن لوگ بھوکے مرتے ہیں۔

Cultural context: Critiques superficial prosperity where external grandeur hides the misery of the needy.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج ئے جوزو رانه کا درنه شوه»

“It was meant to be a protective fortress, but it turned into something else.”

جو پناہ گاہ تھی، وہ کچھ اور ہی بن گئی۔

Cultural context: Used when an expected source of security or help transforms into a disappointment or liability.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«بَرِج دَ تَلَا دَ پَارَه دَ مَلَا تِير دِے ۔»

“A tower is the backbone of a fortress.”

برج قلعے کے لئے ریڑھ کی ہڈی کی حیثیت رکھتا ہے (مضبوط بنیاد ہی تحفظ کی ضامن ہے)۔

Cultural context: Highlights the strategic importance of core defensive structures in ancient Pashtun settlements, emphasizing how essential key elements are for collective survival.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج دی تر آسمانه، سپی دی له لوړی مری.»

“The tower reaches the sky, yet the dog dies from the high place.”

محل آسمان تک بلند ہے مگر کتا وہیں اونچائی سے گر کر مر جاتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Warns against arrogance and excessive pride, showing that even the highest and mightiest can fall from grace.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج می جوړاوه رانه کادانه شوه.»

“I was trying to build a grand tower, but it turned into a ruin for me.”

محل بنا رہا تھا مگر وہ میرے لیے کھنڈر بن گیا۔

Cultural context: Reflects unintended negative outcomes where ambitions go completely wrong, resulting in loss instead of gain.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«برج دې تر اسمانه، سپی دي له لوږي مري»

“Your tower reaches the sky, yet your dog dies of hunger.”

محل آسمان سے باتیں کر رہا ہے اور کتا بھوک سے مر رہا ہے۔

Cultural context: Criticizes hypocrisy and false grandeur where outward display of wealth or status coexists with miserliness and neglect of basic responsibilities.
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  • • برج دې تر اسمانه، سپی دی له لوږی مری
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«برج مې جوړاوه، را څه کادانه سوه»

“I was building a high tower, but it turned out to be a mere nest.”

محل بنا رہا تھا، لیکن وہ ایک چھوٹا سا گھونسلا بن گیا۔

Cultural context: Reflects an outcome that falls miserably short of grand expectations or ambitious plans.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«که برج نه شو کدانه خو به شي»

“If it doesn't become a grand tower, it will at least serve as a grain store.”

اگر برج نہیں بنتا تو غلہ رکھنے کی کوٹھی ہی سہی۔

Cultural context: Encourages acceptance of modest achievements or outcomes when grand ambitions cannot be realized.
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  • • که برج نه شو کدانه خو به شی

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
برجونهburǰ-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
برجونوburǰ-ūno
Vocative Singular (-a)
برجهburǰ-a

Examples from corpora12

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د کلا په برج کې یو ساتونکی ولاړ و.

“A guard was standing in the tower of the fort.”

قلعے کے برج میں ایک محافظ کھڑا تھا۔

PashDict Unified Lexicon

هغوی په ماښام کې برج لوبېږی.

“They play bridge in the evening.”

وہ شام کو برج کھیلتے ہیں۔

Contemporary Pashto News Corpus

بیربل د برج ژبې مشهور شاعر و او اکبر هغه ته د کوی رای لقب ورکړی و

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Origin Unknown

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Entry #2 of 2 · Noun (Masculine)

برج (n-m · Entry 2)

barǰ
Pronunciation:Standard: /barǰ/
Noun (Masculine)plural: برجونهOrigin: Greek → Arabic → Classical Persian → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 24

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
thin bark of a tree (used as paper); birch-bark[literature]
نازک، سوکھا، پوست
Example in context:

د کلا په برج کې یو ساتونکی ولاړ و.

“A guard was standing in the tower of the fort.”

قلعے کے برج میں ایک محافظ کھڑا تھا۔

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2
birch tree[literature]
شجر، درخت
Example in context:

هغوی په ماښام کې برج لوبېږی.

“They play bridge in the evening.”

وہ شام کو برج کھیلتے ہیں۔

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3
[Classical] The bark of a tree, which is very slight and often used as paper[classical]
Page 98 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Example in context:

برج دې تر اسمانه، سپی دی له لوږی مری

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4
[Classical] A tower, a turret, bastion[classical]
Page 98 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Arabic
Example in context:

برج مې جوړاوه، را څه کادانه سوه

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword برج (burǰ) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه