خاموشي — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
خاموشي (xāmoší) is a Pashto n-f meaning “silence, quietness” in English او په اردو کې د «خاموشی، شانتی» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form خاموشيې, and 5 verified thesaurus relations.
Meanings1
ماناوې او تعریفونههري خواته خاموشي وه
“Silence reigned everywhere.”
Proverbs (Mataloona)5 unique
ولسي متلونه«خاموشي لوئے کمال دے»
“Silence is a great virtue.”
خاموشی بڑا کمال ہے۔
«خاموشي نیمه رضا ده.»
“Silence is half consent.”
خاموشی نیم رضا ہے۔
«خاموشي لوئ کمال دۀ.»
“Silence is a great virtue.”
خاموشی بہت بڑا کمال ہے۔
«خاموشی د رضا علامه ده»
“Silence is a sign of consent.”
خاموشی رضامندی کی علامت ہے۔
«خاموشی لوی ګمان دي»
“Silence is a great speculation / presumption.”
خاموشی ایک بڑا گمان ہے۔
Show all 1 historical variants▼▲
- • خاموشی لوی ګمان دی
Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)
Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-e) | خاموشيې | xāmoší-e |
Obl Plural (-o) | خاموشيو | xāmoší-o |
Examples from corpora9
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
خاموشی د رضا علامه ده
خاموشی لوی ګمان دی
زه مکتوب غوندې په پټه خوله ګویا یم -- خاموشی زما تیری کا تر غوغا زما
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
پښتوخاموشي
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword خاموشي (xāmoší) functions as a n-f 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.