Hello and welcome to our list of beautiful words in Urdu.
During my research on Urdu, it was clear early on that Urdu is seen as a language of love, beauty and poetry – and this comes through clearly in the words that people have listed as beautiful or as their favourites. This list is full of expressive and descriptive words, with artful, rhythmic names for emotions and natural phenomena.
List of Beautiful Words in Urdu
- goya (n.) the momentary suspension of disbelief when a story is so realistic that it temporarily becomes reality.
- lehja (n.) pronunciation; a certain style or way of speaking
- ghayrat (n.) self-respect
- nawaasizh (n.) goodwill, benevolence, kindness
- naz (n.) the pride that comes from the knowledge that you are loved no matter what you do.
- noor (n.) radiance
- seher (n.) morning
- qurbat (n.) in close proximity; near
- falsafa (n.) philosophy
- ikhlaas (n.) sincerity, earnestness
- moutjza (n.) a miracle
- nazakat (adj.) delicacy; precision
- shabab (n.) youth
- ruhaniyat (adj.) spirit, soulfulness
- hawa (n.) wind
- taabiir (n.) dream interpretation
- pyaari (adj.) lovely
- lihaaz (n.) respect
- duniya (n.) world
- qainaat (n.) universe
- inaayat (n.) blessing
- ikhtiyar (n.) power
- aabshaar (n.) waterfall
- justuju (n.) quest, journey; a mission
- raqs (v.) dance
- mukhtalif (adj.) different
- hassee (n.) laughter
- takjayyul (n.) imagination
- zameer (n.) conscience
- mukhtalif (n.) diversity
- shagufta (adj.) blooming
- hassmuk (adj.) cheerful
- sifar (n.) nothingness
- tabassum (n.) smile
- aashnaa (n.) companion; friend
- bijil (n.) lightning
- zia (n.) light
- uns (n.) love
- aaftaab (n.) sun
- sehar (n.) dawn
- soraiyya (n.) galaxy
- nazar (n.) sight
- justajoo (n.) longing
- hayat (n.) life
- sukoon (n.) peace
- ilm (n.) knowledge
- jhaga (n.) space
- kahaani (n.) story
- khwabeeda (adj.) dreamy; dream-like
- aahista (adj.) gently
- aazaadi (n.) freedom
- raaz (n.) secret; mystery
- sada (n.) an echo
These beautiful Urdu words were inspired from many different sources – Reddit, Quora, Pinterest, Tumblr, Listography, BBC, and Babbel. While I look at different books, articles, songs, websites and any other media I can think of to get inspiration for these lists, I am careful to write the meanings by myself, so if you find other things on the internet that look too similar for comfort, that’s unintentional – please let me know and I’ll get on it as soon as I can. I tried to focus only on words with sounds and meanings that might be considered beautiful and there were many that didn’t make the cut – so if you like this list, journey out to those sources and see if you find any other words you like. If you know of a good resource for studying or learning Urdu and you’d like to share, feel free.
If you’ve gone through this list and noticed that I’ve misspelled a word or bungled a meaning, please get in touch and let me know. I also welcome any new word suggestions or ideas for word lists – so if you’ve got any of those, come at me with them.
Otherwise, thank you very much for visiting, have an excellent week, and have safe travels on the internet <3