Meanings
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
ایک آسمانی جسم جو کسی ستارے کے گرد بیضوی مدار میں گردش کرتا ہے۔
سیارہ
siyārah
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- gas giant planet
- terrestrial planet
- inner planets
Example Sentences
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
زمین سورج سے تیسرا سیارہ ہے۔
Zameen sooraj se teesra siyārah hai.
Mars is often called the red planet.
مریخ کو اکثر سرخ سیارہ کہا جاتا ہے۔
Mars ko aksar surkh siyārah kaha jata hai.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
مشتری ہمارے شمسی نظام میں سب سے بڑا سیارہ ہے۔
Jupiter hamare shamsi nizam mein sab se bara siyārah hai.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'planet' as a 'wandering' body in space, similar to how they moved through the sky.
Imagine the solar system with planets revolving around the sun.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
یہ کس کا ہے چاند، کس کا ہے سیارہ، کس نے کہا ہے کہ چلے جائیں گے تاروں کے دیس میں
Yeh kis ka hai chaand, kis ka hai siyārah, kis ne kaha hai ke chale jain ge taaron ke des mein.
Whose is this moon, whose is this planet, who has said that we will go into the land of stars?
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
چاند کی چال، زمین کی بحال
Chaand ki chaal, zameen ki bahaal.
The moon's movement brings the earth back to life.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Greek "planētēs" — wanderer
First known use: 14th century
The word 'planet' has its origins in the Greek word 'planētēs', which means 'wanderer', derived from 'planasthai' meaning 'to wander'. This reflects how planets move across the night sky compared to fixed stars.