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غولی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

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

غولی (γólay) is a Pashto n-m meaning “yard, court” in English او په اردو کې د «احاطہ، بیڑا، عدالت» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form غولیو.

Meanings · Entry 17

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
yard, court[legal]
احاطہ، بیڑا، عدالت
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2
yard, courtyard[legal]
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3
backyard[legal]
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4
floor[legal]
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5
floor (of a room)[legal]
منزل، فرش، اتاق
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6
keel, the bottom part (of a boat)[legal]
تلا، اصل، علاقہ
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7
natural habitat (area where particular plants or animals are found)[biology]
ذاتی، سادھارن، علاقہ
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Idioms1

اصطلاحات
Idiom

غولو الیکی ونک اغوستل

to disguise oneself

Proverbs (Mataloona)8 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«چه د ګټوې بر غولي نه وي مچان ئي خود بنګوي»

“If there is no sweetness on the courtyard floor, flies will buzz around it anyway.”

جہاں کمائی یا فائدہ نہ ہو، وہاں بھی خودبخود بھیڑ لگ جاتی ہے۔

Cultural context: A satirical observation on human behavior regarding self-interest and attraction to resources.
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  • • چه د ګټوې بر غولی نه وی مچان ئی خود بنګوی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«خپل غولی خچن د بل جارو»

“Your own courtyard is dirty, yet you sweep another's.”

اپنا آنگن گندا ہے اور دوسروں کا صاف کرتے ہو۔

Cultural context: Critiques hypocrisy and neglecting one's own household or responsibilities while overly focusing on others.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د غولو منګى د نورو پر سر مه چپه کوه»

“Do not overturn the pitcher of the deceiver on the heads of others.”

دھوکہ باز کا گھڑا دوسروں کے سر پر نہ الٹو۔

Cultural context: Warns against injustice, advising not to project the blame or bad habits of a deceitful person onto innocent people.
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  • • د غولو منګی د نورو پر سر مه چپه کوه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«غولو ته تومنه مه اچوه»

“Do not put yeast in ashes.”

راکھ میں خمیر مت ڈالو (بے نتیجہ کام میں کوشش مت کرو)۔

Cultural context: Advises against wasting effort on useless or unproductive endeavors where nothing can grow or improve.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«غولی می دی ګڼ وی که په زوی وی که په لور»

“May my courtyard be bustling, whether with sons or daughters.”

میرا صحن بھرا ہوا ہونا چاہیے، خواہ بیٹے سے ہو یا بیٹی سے۔

Cultural context: Reflects a household valuing children regardless of gender, emphasizing that a lively home filled with offspring is a true blessing.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«ستا په غولي بكاينه زما جغ ديكياني ځ»

“In your courtyard are the bead-tree leaves, and my yoke goes plowing.”

تمہارے صحن میں بکائین کے درخت، میرا ہل چل رہا ہے۔

Cultural context: A cryptic proverb reflecting boundaries, disputes over property, or juxtaposing disparate realities of two neighbors.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«څوک يې پر غولي نه پرېږدي، دى د کور پاى ته تيرېږي»

“They won't even let him in the courtyard, yet he is heading straight to the inner rooms.”

صحن میں آنے نہیں دیتے، اور اندر کے کمرے کی طرف بڑھتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Used mockingly to describe someone who is overly ambitious or presumptuous, wanting high status or access without earning basic entry.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«زورور غوايی د غولي منځ نيسي»

“The strong bull takes the center of the courtyard.”

طاقتور بیل صحن کا بیچ لیتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Signifies that the strong and influential always claim the most prominent and advantageous positions.
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  • • زورور غوایی د غولی منځ نیسی

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir/Obl Plural (-i)
غوليγólayī
Obl Plural (-o)
غولوγólayo
Vocative Singular (-ya)
غولیهγólayya
Vocative Plural (-yo)
غولیوγólayyo

Examples from corpora8

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

چه د ګټوې بر غولي نه وي مچان ئي خود بنګوي

“If there is no sweetness on the courtyard floor, flies will buzz around it anyway. — A satirical observation on human behavior regarding self-interest and attraction to resources.”

جہاں کمائی یا فائدہ نہ ہو، وہاں بھی خودبخود بھیڑ لگ جاتی ہے۔

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

خپل غولی خچن د بل جارو

“Your own courtyard is dirty, yet you sweep another's. — Critiques hypocrisy and neglecting one's own household or responsibilities while overly focusing on others.”

اپنا آنگن گندا ہے اور دوسروں کا صاف کرتے ہو۔

د پښتو متلونه (Justice)

د غولو منګى د نورو پر سر مه چپه کوه

“Do not overturn the pitcher of the deceiver on the heads of others. — Warns against injustice, advising not to project the blame or bad habits of a deceitful person onto innocent people.”

دھوکہ باز کا گھڑا دوسروں کے سر پر نہ الٹو۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
کتل ▼

Origin Unknown

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · n. m.

غوليَ (n. m. · Entry 2)

g̠ẖolaey
Pronunciation:Standard: /g̠ẖolaey/
n. m.Masculineplural: يِOrigin: Native Pashto → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 21

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
A court-yard, a yard, a close, a court[classical]
[کلاسيک / تاريخي]
Page 743 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword غولی (γólay) 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