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لاړی — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

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

لاړی (lāṛáy) is a Pashto n-m meaning “beam, balk, girder” in English او په اردو کې د «تیر، ستون» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form لاړیو.

Meanings · Entry 14

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
beam, balk, girder
تیر، ستون
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2
spit, saliva[general_modern]
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3
spit, saliva, slobber, slime[general_modern]
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4
pole, timber, crossbar; jet, spurt, stream[general_modern]
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Proverbs (Mataloona)5 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د انسان لاړی اوده لری»

“A person's saliva contains sleep.”

انسان کی رال میں نیند ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Expresses the natural human vulnerability to tiredness and the overwhelming need for rest.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«اسمان ته لاړی مه تو کوه»

“Do not spit upwards toward the sky.”

آسمان کی طرف تھو مت (اپنا ہی نقصان کرنا)۔

Cultural context: Advises against actions that inevitably rebound on oneself, causing personal dishonor or harm.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«اوبه په پیچومی بیایه که لاړی که نه شکته ئی لار ده»

“Guide the water along the ridge; whether it goes or not, its path is downwards anyway.”

پانی کو اونچائی پر لے جاؤ، جائے یا نہ جائے نیچے کی راہ تو اس کی ہے ہی۔

Cultural context: Indicates that things naturally gravitate toward their inevitable outcome despite attempts to redirect them.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«خدای دې د هر چا خپل لاړی دارو کړی»

“May God make everyone's own saliva a medicine for them.”

خدا ہر ایک کی اپنی تھوک کو دوا بنائے۔

Cultural context: A traditional blessing wishing self-sufficiency and health, so that one does not have to depend on others for healing.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«که لاړی پورته تو کم په خپل مخ می لګیږی»

“If you spit upwards, it falls back onto your own face.”

اگر اوپر کی طرف تھوکگو گے تو وہ تمہارے اپنے منہ پر ہی گرے گا۔

Cultural context: A widely used proverb warning that malicious actions or insults directed at respected people or the universe inevitably rebound upon the doer.

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir/Obl Plural (-i)
لاړيlāṛáyī
Obl Plural (-o)
لاړوlāṛáyo
Vocative Singular (-ya)
لاړیهlāṛáyya
Vocative Plural (-yo)
لاړیوlāṛáyyo

Examples from corpora9

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

OALD Master Corpus

اسمان ته لاړی مه تو کوه

OALD Master Corpus

اوبه په پیچومی بیایه که لاړی که نه شکته ئی لار ده

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د ماشوم له خولې څخه لاړې بهېدلې.

“Saliva was dripping from the child's mouth.”

بچے کے منہ سے رال بہہ رہی تھی۔

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

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · Noun (Feminine)

لاړي (n-f · Entry 2)

lā́ṛi
Pronunciation:Standard: /lā́ṛi/
Noun (Feminine)plural: لاړيېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 21

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
saliva[plural]
تھوک، رال
Example in context:

اسمان ته لاړی مه تو کوه

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword لاړی (lāṛáy) 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