Are you wondering about the most common clothes worn in Pakistan? Do you ever go shopping with no clue about the right words in the Urdu language for each piece of clothing? In this blog post, you will learn all the essential words for clothes in the Urdu language along with the English and Urdu meanings for each word. So, let’s get started!
Clothes In Urdu
“Clothes” is a plural of the word “cloth” which is an English word. The dictionary definition is “items worn to cover the body”. This can be a human body or something like bed clothing etc. However, the clothes definition is usually for living things. Words like garments, attire, garb, and dress are also used for clothing.
There are different types of clothes in Pakistan:
- Dhoti is a common piece of clothing in Punjab.
- Ajrak is the common clothing of Sindh.
- The clothing of KPK is incomplete without a waistcoat and Peshawari chappal.
- Balochistan’s clothing’s most dominant aspect is its extraordinary wide shalwar.
Each province has its own clothes or dress code. But all these clothes have one similarity. All these clothes fully cover the bodies of people as it is an Islamic state, so this must be kept in mind while selecting the national clothes as well as the provincial clothes.
List Of Clothes
Here is a list of different clothes in the Urdu language!
| English Words | Urdu Translation | Romanized Urdu |
| Cap | ٹوپی | Topi |
| Flip-flops and Shorts | فلپ فلاپ اور شارٹس | Flip flaaps aur shorts |
| Gloves and Jacket | دستانے اور جیکٹ | dastaanay aur jekit |
| High heels and Suit | ہائی ہیلس اور سوٹ | haee heels aur soot |
| Hoodies and T-shirt | ہوڈیز اور ٹی شرٹ | Hudeez aur tee shirt |
| Long coat and Boots | لمبا کوٹ اور جوتے | Laang kot aur jootay |
| Polo shirt and Leather jackets | پولو شرٹ اور چمڑے کی جیکٹس | Polo shirt aur chamray ki jakit |
| Shirt and Bra | شرٹ اور چولی | Shirt aur bra |
| Shoes and Coat | جوتے اور کوٹ | Jootay aur kot |
| Skirt and Jeans | اسکرٹ اور جینز | Iskirt aur jeenz |
| Sweater and Dress | سویٹر اور لباس | Sweater aur libaas |
| Swimsuit and Hat | سوئمنگ سوٹ اور ٹوپی | Suiming soot aur topi |
Accessories
Accessories are called لوازمات (lawazmaat) in Urdu. Here is a list of the best accessories which will go with all dress/clothing in Pakistan:
| English Words | Urdu Translation | Romanized Urdu |
| Anklets and Belts | پازیب اور بیلٹ | Paazaib aur belt |
| Bangles and Bracelets | چوڑیاں اور کنگن | Chooriyaan aur kangan |
| Brooches and Pins | بروچز اور پن | Broches aur pin |
| Cuff Links and Studs | کف لنکس اور سٹڈز | Kaff link aur stads |
| Earrings and Eyeglasses | کان کی بالیاں اور چشمہ | Kaan ki baaliya aur chashma |
| Facemask and Gloves | فیس ماسک اور دستانے | Facemask aur dastaanay |
| Hair accessories and Helmets | بالوں کے لوازمات اور ہیلمٹ | Baalo key lawazmaat |
| Handkerchiefs and pocket squares | رومال اور جیب کے چوکور | Romaal aur jaib key chokor |
| Hats and Handbags | ٹوپیاں اور ہینڈ بیگ | Topiyaan aur handbag |
| Headdresses and headwraps | سر کے پتے اور ہیڈ ریپ | Sir key pattay aur headrap |
| Luggage | سامان | Saamaan |
| Necklaces and Pendants | ہار اور لاکٹ | Haar aur locket |
| Neckties and Perfumes | نیکٹائی اور پرفیوم | nektai aur parfeeum |
| Phones and peripherals | فون اور پیری فیرلز | Fone aur periferals |
| Purses and Wallets | پرس اور بٹوے | Pas aur batway |
| Rings and Sashes | انگوٹھیاں اور سیشز | Angoothiyaa aur sessions |
| Scarves and Footwear | سکارف اور جوتے | Scarf aur jootay |
| Socks and Stockings | جرابیں اور جرابیں | Jarabain aur jarabain |
| Sunglasses and Umbrella | دھوپ کا چشمہ اور چھتری | Dhoob Ka chashma aur Chatri |
| Veils and Watches | نقاب اور گھڑیاں | Niqaab aur ghariyaa |
Pakistani Brands
| English Names | Urdu Names |
| Alkaram Studio | الکرام اسٹوڈیو |
| Amir Adnan | عامر عدنان |
| Asim Jofa | عاصم جوفا |
| Bareeze | باریز |
| Bonanza Satrangi | بونانزا سترنگی |
| Celina | سیلینا |
| ChenOne | چن ون |
| Chinyere | چنیرے |
| Crescent | ہلال |
| Cross stitch | کراس سلائی |
| Ego | انا |
| Ethnic by Outfitters | آؤٹ فٹرز کے ذریعہ نسلی |
| Firdous | فردوس |
| Gul Ahmed | گل احمد |
| Hassan Sheheryar Yasin | حسن شہریار یاسین |
| House of Ittihad | اتحاد کا ایوان |
| Junaid Jamshed | جنید جمشید |
| Kapray | کپرے |
| Kayseria | کیسیریا |
| Khaadi | کھادی |
| Leisure club | تفریحی کلب |
| Limelight | لائم لائٹ |
| Maria B | ماریہ بی |
| Mausummery | مزار |
| Nadia Hussain | نادیہ حسین |
| Needle Expression | سوئی کا اظہار |
| Nishat | نشاط |
| Sana Safinaz | ثنا صفیناز |
| Sana Sara | ثنا سارہ |
| Sapphire | نیلم |
| Sitara studio | ستارہ اسٹوڈیو |
| Stoneage | سٹونیج |
| Threadz & Motifs | تھریڈز اور شکلیں |
| Warda | وردہ |
Wrapping Up
Using a dictionary for translation of Urdu words into English words or memorizing the meaning of each word in the Urdu language is a very slow way to learn Urdu. Moreover, unlike English, Urdu is not a complete language. So the translation of many words in English might not be there in the dictionary.
The first step of learning Urdu is to recognize the letters in the Urdu language and know their pronunciation of them. Just like the ABC of the English language, Urdu has 36 letters (ا، ب، پ), which you should know about..
The second step to learn Urdu is to study basic sentences from the Internet. Also watching dubbed movies and comparing the words in English in the subtitles can help one understand more about a language. It is an entertaining way to learn Urdu.
When a person knows how to make sentences in Urdu that means they can communicate with the locals. Communication is the key. The more one speaks, the more fluent he/she will be and will learn to make one sentence in many ways using synonyms. Using other Urdu poetic devices enhances the effect of what one says and also the sentence becomes much more catchy.
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One more thing, If you enjoyed this blog, check out Food Ingredients In Urdu and Daily Life Vocabulary.
