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پشۍ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

pəšə́y
Pronunciation:Standard: /pəšə́y/
Noun (Feminine)plural: پشيوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

پشۍ (pəšə́y) is a Pashto n-f meaning “roasted unripe ears of wheat” in English او په اردو کې د «کچا، سبز، گندم» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form پشيو.

Meanings1

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
roasted unripe ears of wheat
کچا، سبز، گندم
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Proverbs (Mataloona)10 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشۍ اول ته س ټه څوک ځان نه نيسى.»

“No one exposes themselves to the cat's claws unnecessarily.”

کوئی بھی جان بوجھ کر بلی کے پنجے میں خود کو نہیں پھنساتے۔

Cultural context: Warns against knowingly walking into danger or provoking a hazardous situation without good reason.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشۍ منډه تر کاداني پورې وي.»

“A cat's running distance only reaches as far as the flour bin.”

بلی کی دوڑ بس آٹے کی کوٹھی تک ہی ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to describe someone whose capabilities, ambitions, or horizons are very limited and self-serving.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشۍ نظر په کولپيى وي.»

“The cat's gaze is fixed on the milk pitcher.”

بلی کی نظر ہمیشہ مکھن یا دودھ پر رہتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Implies that someone with greedy intentions always keeps their eyes on what they want to steal or acquire.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پشی به د اورو جوړه کړم میو به څوک وکوي.»

“If I make a hearth for the cat, who will bake the bread?”

اگر بلی کے لیے چولہا بناؤں گا تو روٹی کون پکائے گا؟

Cultural context: Used humorously or critically when someone spends time or resources on trivial matters or unworthy individuals instead of essential tasks.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی منده تر کادانی پوری دی.»

“The cat's runway/race reaches only as far as the straw-store.”

بلی کی دوڑ بس بھوسے کے ڈھیر (یا کادان) تک ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to mock someone who acts overly brave or ambitious within their tiny domain but lacks true range or capability outside it.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی نظر په کولپی وی.»

“The cat's gaze is fixed on the milk-churn / dairy pot.”

بلی کی نظر ہمیشہ مکھن یا برتن پر رہتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Points out that someone with a specific habit or greed will always keep their eyes focused on their desired target.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی په شان اووه ساوې لري»

“Like a cat, he has seven lives.”

بلی کی طرح سات جانیں رکھتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Said of a cunning or resilient person who miraculously escapes danger, ruin, or death multiple times.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د پشی منډه تر تاکی وي»

“The cat's run only goes as far as the vineyard wall.”

بلی کی دوڑ تاک (انگور کے باغ) تک ہی ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Indicates that a rogue, thief, or pretender has limited reach and will eventually be cornered or caught.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«فلانی لکه پشی اوه ساوی لري»

“So-and-so is like a cat with seven lives (souls).”

فلاں بلی کی طرح سات جانیں رکھتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Used to describe an extremely resourceful or resilient person who manages to survive repeated dangers and hardships.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«موږک واده، واده لری، پشی رابولی چې په غم ئی ولړی»

“The mouse is having a wedding, and it invites the cat to smear it with sorrow.”

چوہے کی شادی ہے اور وہ بلی کو بلا رہا ہے تاکہ غم میں شریک کرے۔

Cultural context: Highlights the foolishness of seeking help or forming alliances with one's natural enemy.

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
oblique, plural
پشيوپشيو
plural, vocative
پشيوپشيو
Dir Plural (-əy gāne)
پشۍ ګانېpəšə́y-gāne
Obl Plural (-o)
پشوpəšə́y-o
Direct Singular (-əy)
پشۍpəšə́y

Examples from corpora10

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

د پشۍ اول ته س ټه څوک ځان نه نيسى.

“No one exposes themselves to the cat's claws unnecessarily. — Warns against knowingly walking into danger or provoking a hazardous situation without good reason.”

کوئی بھی جان بوجھ کر بلی کے پنجے میں خود کو نہیں پھنساتے۔

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

د پشۍ منډه تر کاداني پورې وي.

“A cat's running distance only reaches as far as the flour bin. — Used to describe someone whose capabilities, ambitions, or horizons are very limited and self-serving.”

بلی کی دوڑ بس آٹے کی کوٹھی تک ہی ہوتی ہے۔

د پښتو متلونه (Greed)

د پشۍ نظر په کولپيى وي.

“The cat's gaze is fixed on the milk pitcher. — Implies that someone with greedy intentions always keeps their eyes on what they want to steal or acquire.”

بلی کی نظر ہمیشہ مکھن یا دودھ پر رہتی ہے۔

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

Homograph 3; Flagged: origin unknown

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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword پشۍ (pəšə́y) functions as a n-f 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