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سنګر — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

sangár
Pronunciation:Standard: /sangár/
Noun (Masculine)plural: سنګرونهVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

سنګر (sangár) is a Pashto n-m meaning “breastworks; rampart; fortification (work)” in English او په اردو کې د «مورچہ، کام، کار» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form سنګرونه, and 6 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings · Entry 13

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
breastworks; rampart; fortification (work)
مورچہ، کام، کار
Example in context:

سرتېری په سنګر کې د دښمن په تمه ناست وو.

“The soldiers were sitting in the trench waiting for the enemy.”

فوجی مورچے میں دشمن کے انتظار میں بیٹھے تھے۔

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2
rock, cliff
پتھر، شلا
Example in context:

هغه د خپل فکر په سنګر کې تر پایه ټینګ پاتې شو.

“He remained firm in his ideological stronghold until the end.”

وہ اپنے نظریاتی مورچے میں آخر تک ڈٹا رہا۔

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3
[Classical] A breastwork of stones, etc., erected to close a pass or road; lines, entrenchments[classical]
Page 619 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Sanskrit / Indic
Example in context:

سرور کوو، سنګر نه ورکوو

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Proverbs (Mataloona)1 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«سرور کوو، سنګر نه ورکوو»

“We may sacrifice our heads, but we will not surrender our stronghold.”

سر کٹوا سکتے ہیں لیکن مورچہ (میدان) نہیں چھوڑ سکتے۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes the unwavering defense of homeland, honor, and positions in Pashtun tribal warfare and ethos.

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-ūnah)
سنګرونهsangár-ūnah
Obl Plural (-ūno)
سنګرونوsangár-ūno
Animate Plural (-ān)
سنګرانsangár-ān
Animate Obl Plural (-āno)
سنګرانوsangár-āno
Vocative Singular (-a)
سنګرهsangár-a

Examples from corpora3

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

PashDict Unified Lexicon

سرتېری په سنګر کې د دښمن په تمه ناست وو.

“The soldiers were sitting in the trench waiting for the enemy.”

فوجی مورچے میں دشمن کے انتظار میں بیٹھے تھے۔

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هغه د خپل فکر په سنګر کې تر پایه ټینګ پاتې شو.

“He remained firm in his ideological stronghold until the end.”

وہ اپنے نظریاتی مورچے میں آخر تک ڈٹا رہا۔

د پښتو متلونه (Bravery / بهادري)

سرور کوو، سنګر نه ورکوو

“We may sacrifice our heads, but we will not surrender our stronghold. — Emphasizes the unwavering defense of homeland, honor, and positions in Pashtun tribal warfare and ethos.”

سر کٹوا سکتے ہیں لیکن مورچہ (میدان) نہیں چھوڑ سکتے۔

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

Entry #2 of 3 · noun

سنګر (noun · Entry 2)

sangár, sangír
Pronunciation:Standard: /sangár, sangír/
nounOrigin: Sanskrit / Indic → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 27

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
battle ground, battle field[general_modern]
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2
fort[general_modern]
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3
foxhole[general_modern]
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4
front (n)[general_modern]
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5
rifle pit[general_modern]
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6
fortification[general_modern]
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7
Trench[general_modern]
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Entry #3 of 3 · n. m.

سنگر (n. m. · Entry 3)

سنگر
Pronunciation:Standard: /سنگر/
n. m.masculineVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 32

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
Graben (der), Barrikade (die), Schlachtfeld (das)
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سنگر [san, gár]°{n. m.} rifle-pite, intrenchment, fortification.<de: Graben m., Barrikade f., Schlachtfeld n.>arsenic <hi: १ (१). संखिया (sⁿkʰijɑː), हरताल (ɦərət̪ɑːlə>).<syn: مورچل، مورچه، محاذ>§<Poem: سنگر د ځان په وينو سور که -- چې شاو خوا پر تا غاټول زرغونه شينه----Landai, S. 327, Z. 15>
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword سنګر (sangár) 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