وضو — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
وضو (wuzú) is a Pashto n-m meaning “ablution(s)” in English او په اردو کې د «اسنان» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form وضوګان.
Meanings3
ماناوې او تعریفونههغه د نمانځه لپاره وضو تازه کړه.
“He renewed his ablution for the prayer.”
اس نے نماز کے لیے وضو تازہ کیا۔
د وضو کولو لپاره پاکو اوبو ته اړتیا ده.
“Clean water is needed to perform ablution.”
وضو کرنے کے لیے صاف پانی کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے۔
هغه د نمانځه لپاره وضو تازه کړه.
“He renewed his ablution for the prayer.”
اس نے نماز کے لیے وضو تازہ کیا۔
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural Animate (-gān) | وضوګان | wuzú-gān |
Obl Plural (-gāno) | وضوګانو | wuzú-gāno |
Dir Plural (-yān) | وضویان | wuzú-yān |
Obl Plural (-yāno) | وضویانو | wuzú-yāno |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
هغه د نمانځه لپاره وضو تازه کړه.
“He renewed his ablution for the prayer.”
اس نے نماز کے لیے وضو تازہ کیا۔
د وضو کولو لپاره پاکو اوبو ته اړتیا ده.
“Clean water is needed to perform ablution.”
وضو کرنے کے لیے صاف پانی کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے۔
د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)کتل ▼
Arabic
Arabic (Raverty 1860)
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword وضو (wuzú) 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.