Meanings
Selected or picked out from others.
دوسروں میں سے منتخب یا چنا ہوا۔
چُنّا
chunna
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- chosen ones
- chosen path
- chosen candidate
Example Sentences
He was one of the chosen few.
وہ منتخب چند لوگوں میں سے تھا۔
Woh muntakhib chand logon mein se tha.
She felt proud to be a chosen leader.
وہ ایک منتخب رہنما ہونے پر فخر محسوس کر رہی تھی۔
Woh aik muntakhib rehnuma honay par fakhar mehsoos kar rahi thi.
They took the chosen path towards success.
انہوں نے کامیابی کی طرف منتخب راستہ اپنایا۔
Unhon ne kamiyabi ki taraf muntakhib rasta apnaya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember 'chosen' as the word describes something or someone that has been selected from a group.
Visualize a person standing out in a crowd, symbolizing the chosen one.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
محبت کی چنائی میں ہم نے سب کچھ چھوڑ دیا، خود کو بھی چن لیا، اور سب کو بھول گئے۔
Mohabbat ki chunai mein hum ne sab kuch chhod diya, Khud ko bhi chun liya, aur sab ko bhool gaye.
In the selection of love, we left everything behind, We chose ourselves and forgot everyone else.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
چن چن کر لے جانا۔
Chun chun kar le jana.
To pick carefully.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "ceosan" — to choose
First known use: before the 12th century
The word has evolved from Old English 'ceosan', meaning to select or pick out. It has been used in various contexts for centuries.