aane wala kal, guzra huwa kal

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muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 3:52pm 1

Too much confusion for not having different words for ‘yesterday’ and tomorrow in Urdu.

Do other languages like Punjabi, Arabic and Persian have same confusion.

In Sindhi, we have different words for guzra huwa kal (Kaalah) and aane wala kal (Subhanay)

u_ahmed September 15, 2012, 4:01pm 2

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This is common in a lot of other languages. Not in Persian though. I read a semi-interesting discussion on this back in the day. You might want to check it out too.

muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 4:07pm 3

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at Sulman Rushdie’s comment. So did persian got different words for ‘yesterday’ and ‘tomorrow’

u_ahmed September 15, 2012, 4:09pm 4

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Yeah. Deerooz and Farda/Firda. The latter of which will always remind of Shikwa

muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 4:16pm 5

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Yes fikr e farda. Deeroz is not that common and Urdu didn't adapt it

KKF September 15, 2012, 7:06pm 6

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achchii Urdu bolne waale guzishta roz [yesterday], imroz [today] aur aayinda roz [roz-e-aayinda] kahte haiN...:)

muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 7:08pm 7

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kabhi aayinda roz kisi ko kehte suna nahin.. sab buri urdu bolte hain :(

KKF September 15, 2012, 7:10pm 8

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lol...Lucknow aayeN yaa AligaRh to aapko na jaane kia kia acambhe pesh aayeNge ;) roz-e-aayind bhii kahte haiN :)

muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 7:11pm 9

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aap bulwaiye ga.. visa dilwaiye ga.. hum zaroor tashreef farma honge

KKF September 15, 2012, 7:13pm 10

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kiuN nahiiN...aap apply kijiye aur meraa naam de dijiye...iA, kaam nahiiN hogaa! ;)

muqawwee123 September 15, 2012, 7:18pm 11

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guzre kal apply kia tha, ab aane wali kal shayad mil jae :p

the_kaur September 15, 2012, 7:18pm 12

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In sanskrit, there are two words in sanskrit for this, hyah is for past, I don't remember for tomorrow:)

KKF September 15, 2012, 7:20pm 13

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ba alfaaz e digar aapne roz-e-guzishta darKhowaast daaKHil karvaayii aur aapkaa kaam, inshaa Allah, ba roz-e-aayind ho jaayegaa? kia maiN ne yeh ma'nii durust aKhaz kiye? :)

ninja_hattori September 15, 2012, 7:40pm 14

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Udyaa is used for tomorrow in marathi...

Kaal is used for yesterday...

but they have same word for nana and dada i.e. Azoba
and nani and dadi too i.e. Aaji

Lilly September 15, 2012, 8:21pm 15

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In Saraiki we say Yesterday (kal) and tomorrow (Sawayray or Fajayr).

Iconoclast September 15, 2012, 9:10pm 16

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In Punjabi tomorrow is 'palkey' and i forgot what was for yesterday

Kinzz September 16, 2012, 12:46am 17

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When we talk about something like future we say aghte Hali.

Kinzz September 16, 2012, 12:48am 18

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I have heard this word sawayray but never heard fajayr other than Fajar namaz or fajar time.

KKF September 16, 2012, 12:48am 19

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i thought savera/fajr means dawn. doesn't it?

oh nice to know...thankoo :)

Kinzz September 16, 2012, 12:57am 20

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Babhuran khaan tha bhair ghuro