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د — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

dāl
Pronunciation:Standard: /dāl/
miscOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

د (dāl) is a Pashto misc meaning “(thirteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet; numerical value 4 in the abjad system)” in English او په اردو کې د «حرف، اکشر، پشتو» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards.

Meanings · Entry 11

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
(thirteenth letter of the Pashto alphabet; numerical value 4 in the abjad system)
حرف، اکشر، پشتو
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Proverbs (Mataloona)16 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«املو د تول په وک ئ راغ»

“He suffered along with his own people.”

وہ اپنے لوگوں کے ساتھ مصیبت میں شریک ہوا۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes solidarity and empathy within the community, especially during times of shared tribulation.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د آسمان دئ ټک»

“It is a thunderbolt from the sky.”

یہ آسمانی بجلی (مصیبت) ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to describe sudden, unavoidable calamities or disasters that are beyond human control.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د انسان کلک پوټک دئ ی»

“Man has a tough skin.”

انسان کا چمڑا سخت ہوتا ہے (انسان ہر قسم کی سختی جھیل سکتا ہے)۔

Cultural context: Highlights human resilience and the capacity to endure severe hardships and physical pain.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د اوښانو غاړي چا نيولي دي؟»

“Who has ever seized the camels by their necks?”

اونٹوں کی گردنیں کس نے پکڑی ہیں (بڑے اور طاقتور کام کون کر سکتا ہے)۔

Cultural context: Implies that undertaking a massive, intimidating, or dangerous task is beyond the reach of ordinary or powerless individuals.
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  • • د اوښانو غاړی چا نیولی دی؟
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د شر کټوۍ ماته شو ه»

“The pot of mischief has been broken.”

فساد کی ہنڈیا ٹوٹ گئی۔

Cultural context: Signifies the end of a conflict, dispute, or ongoing trouble among people.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د مړامو بو او بېرېږه»

“Beware of the slow-moving water.”

تھمے ہوئے پانی سے ڈرو (خاموش طوفان خطرناک ہوتا ہے)۔

Cultural context: Advises caution regarding quiet or unassuming individuals, as they may harbor hidden depths or unpredictable capabilities.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د کار دا خالصې و نه دل»

“Do not leave a task incomplete.”

کام کو ادھورا نہ چھوڑو۔

Cultural context: Stresses the value of perseverance, diligence, and accountability in completing one's responsibilities.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د ویی اغز سره له ګ هر»

“No rose is without thorns”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د دا اوسپنی نینې چیچل دی»

“It's a very difficult matter”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«ره د ګ او احمد څخه تو سوه، یې ویل نصیب وه نه می»

“to blame one's failures”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د چه کار پنځو شی، هغه خراب شی»

“If the matter is delegated to”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د له یګ چر ستنی بس هم داغ دئ»

“Everything seems threatening”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د خولې خوند، ویری ېډ ګ د»

“Eastern Your eyes are”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«لګه د انځر نادر ډېر ګل ئد څیز»

“This thing is as rare as a fig blossom”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د چه ګوتی ځای کسو نو می مو پکښی ورمن ډی»

“If he finds room for a finger, he puts”

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د تقدیر نه لک لی نورېږی»

“What is written by fate”

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې

Examples from corpora7

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

د پښتو متلونه (Family)

املو د تول په وک ئ راغ

“He suffered along with his own people. — Emphasizes solidarity and empathy within the community, especially during times of shared tribulation.”

وہ اپنے لوگوں کے ساتھ مصیبت میں شریک ہوا۔

د پښتو متلونه (Patience / صبر)

د آسمان دئ ټک

“It is a thunderbolt from the sky. — Used to describe sudden, unavoidable calamities or disasters that are beyond human control.”

یہ آسمانی بجلی (مصیبت) ہے۔

د پښتو متلونه (Patience / صبر)

د انسان کلک پوټک دئ ی

“Man has a tough skin. — Highlights human resilience and the capacity to endure severe hardships and physical pain.”

انسان کا چمڑا سخت ہوتا ہے (انسان ہر قسم کی سختی جھیل سکتا ہے)۔

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

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Entry #2 of 2 · Preposition

د (prep · Entry 2)

də
Pronunciation:Standard: /də/
PrepositionOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 212

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
of, belonging to (for expressing appurtenance or relationship to someone or something)
اثاثہ، خون، تعلق
Example in context:

د پلار کور

“father’s house”

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2
of (part or portion of something)
علاقہ، کل، قسمت
Example in context:

د چايو پياله

“cup of tea”

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3
from, at[with the postposition څخه, (Eastern) نه]
کا، از
Example in context:

د خياط څخه

“from the tailor; at the tailor”

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4
for, for the sake of[with the postposition دپاره]
واسطہ
Example in context:

د کار دپاره

“for work”

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5
than (comparison)[Eastern, with the postposition نه]
مناسبت
Example in context:

بازګل د ټولو نه مشر دئ

“Bazgul is the oldest (older than anyone else)”

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6
under[Eastern, with the postposition لاندي]
ادنی، کے اندر
Example in context:

د مېز لاندي

“under the table”

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7
with, together with[with the postposition سره]
سنگ، ہم
Example in context:

د ورور سره

“with brother, together with brother”

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8
(used in combination with nouns for deriving qualitative and relative adjectives)
صرف، ساہتیہ، اشتراک
Example in context:

د خوند

“tasty”

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9
(used for forming compound prepositions and adverbs)[with the postposition باندي]
صرف، وضع
Example in context:

د باندي

“outside; outward”

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10
[Classical] دِ di , A remote demonstrative pronoun applicable to persons and things, used in the singular number. See دا ,دغه and دي . 2. A form of personal pronoun for the 2nd person Sing., used in all past tenses of the active voice, as the actor or instrumental case, and to point out the object or possessive case with intransitive verbs, signifying--ʻthou,ʼ ʻthine,ʼ or ʻto thee,ʼ and is not subject to any change for gender. 3. A particle the peculiar sign of the third person Sing. and Pl.; of the Precative or 1st Future Tense; and the third persons of the Imperative.[classical]
Page 448 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
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11
[Classical] د dāl , called دال مهمله or غیر معجمه , is the eighth letter of the Arabic, the tenth of the Persian, and the twelfth of the Puś̱ẖto alphabet. According to the numerical application of the former alphabet it stands for four.[classical]
Page 447 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
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12
[Classical] دَ da , or occasionally ده dah , the particle governing the genitive case, which always precedes the noun. It is not affected by gender. 2. Another particle written in the same manner, but quite distinct, is sometimes used to govern the ablative case, instead of له lah or له نه lah nah . It is, however, rare. See my Grammar, page 10, paragraph 38.[classical]
Page 447 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword د (dāl) functions as a misc 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