Friday 4 February 2011

Urdu / Sindhi / Arabic / Malay

I = hum, saya, chek, kawe, ana
you = aap, awak, kamu, demo, anta (lelaki), anti (perempuan)

me = saya, ana / dalam bahasa arab, 'me' yg mana kata ganti nama objek cuma ditambahkan huruf 'ya' yang dibunyikan 'ee'/'ii' . Cth : buku saya = kitabii/kitabee

we (all of us) = kita semua, kami, nahnu
they = dia, dia orang, depa, hom/hum
he = woh, dia, si anu, huwa
she = woh, dia, si anu, hiya

yes = ya, na'am (bahasa fasohah), aiwah (loghat/bahasa pasar)

no = tak, bukan, la'
come = datang, mari, ke sini, ke mari, marilah, ta'al
go = jaao, gi, zahaba
let's go = jom, jom pi, jom gi
walk = chalo, jalan, pergi, masyiya
that way = khuruj or khalaj?, hakaza
eat = khana, makan, makae, soru, akala
drink = piyo, minum, syariba
old = tua, tuha, 'ajuz, qadim


in-laws = mertua , al-hamu abuz zaujah/abuz zauj (father in law) = الحمو : ابو الزوجة او الزوج, hamatun (mother in law)= حماة


great grandfather = datuk moyang, tok moyang, tok yae, abul jaddi
great grandmother = nenek moyang, nek moyang, nek yae, ummul jaddi
grandfather = datuk, tok, tok ayah, to'ayah, jaddun, ....sahib (refers to the grandfather)
big grandfather (big grand dad) = dada sab, jaddun kabirun

grandmother = dadee, ninda, jaddatun

father = bab, walid, abi, bapak, pak, papa, abun, walidun

mother = mami, umi, mak, emak, chek, inche, ibu, bonda, ummun, walidatun
uncle = mamu, ami, pakcik, 'ammun, khalun
elder uncle / big uncle = mamu sab, 'ammun kabirun
aunt (aunty) = khala, makcik, bu, 'ammatun, khalatun

son = bayta, anak lelaki, anak, nak, anakanda, ibnun
daughter = bayti, anak perempuan, nak, anakanda, ibnatun
brother = bhai or bai, abang, abe, bae, akhun kabirun
sister = kakak, kak, sis, ukhtun kabiratun
doctor = doktor, tabib, thobibun
prayer = sembahyang, solat, salat, namaz

Links
http://www.languageshome.com/English-Urdu.htm

Contributor for Arabic words:
Noraida Hassan
Pen. Pustakawan Kanan
Bahagian Perolehan
Perpustakaan Hamdan Tahir
USM Kampus Kesihatan
Tel : 09-7671466
Fax : 09-7651823
E-mail :  aida@kck.usm.my

Please provide more Urdu/Sindhi/Arabic words if you know them. TQ

Also see this website for Arabic terms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawl%C4%81n%C4%81