Meanings
A period of time equal to 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), divided into 12 months, beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st in the Gregorian calendar.
بارہ مہینوں پر مشتمل وقت کی مدت جو ۳۶۵ یا ۳۶۶ دنوں پر محیط ہوتی ہے اور جنوری سے دسمبر تک جاری رہتی ہے۔
سال
saal
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- last year
- next year
- this year
- fiscal year
- academic year
- leap year
- calendar year
- year after year
- year by year
- light year
Example Sentences
She has been working at this company for ten years.
وہ دس سال سے اس کمپنی میں کام کر رہی ہے۔
Woh das saal se is company mein kaam kar rahi hai.
The new year begins on the first of January.
نیا سال یکم جنوری کو شروع ہوتا ہے۔
Naya saal yakum January ko shuru hota hai.
He graduated last year with a degree in engineering.
اس نے پچھلے سال انجینئرنگ کی ڈگری حاصل کی۔
Us ne pichhle saal engineering ki degree haasil ki.
The rainy season comes every year in July.
برسات کا موسم ہر سال جولائی میں آتا ہے۔
Barsaat ka mausam har saal July mein aata hai.
Easily Confused With
A period of approximately twelve months associated with a particular activity, event, or phase of life, not necessarily aligned with the calendar year.
کسی خاص سرگرمی، واقعے یا زندگی کے مرحلے سے منسلک تقریباً بارہ مہینوں کی مدت، جو ضروری نہیں کہ کیلنڈر سال کے مطابق ہو۔
سال
saal
Common Collocations
- school year
- academic year
- tax year
- harvest year
- year of experience
- formative years
- early years
- golden years
- gap year
Example Sentences
The academic year at our university starts in September.
ہماری یونیورسٹی کا تعلیمی سال ستمبر میں شروع ہوتا ہے۔
Hamaari university ka talimi saal September mein shuru hota hai.
He took a gap year before starting his university studies.
اس نے یونیورسٹی کی تعلیم شروع کرنے سے پہلے ایک سال کا وقفہ لیا۔
Us ne university ki taleem shuru karne se pehle ek saal ka waqfa liya.
Those were the golden years of my life.
وہ میری زندگی کے سنہرے سال تھے۔
Woh meri zindagi ke sunahre saal the.
Easily Confused With
Years in plural, used to refer to age, a long period of time, or the passage of time in a literary or emotional sense.
جمع کی صورت میں، عمر، ایک طویل عرصے یا وقت کے گزرنے کے ادبی یا جذباتی مفہوم میں استعمال۔
سال ہا سال
saal ha saal
Common Collocations
- years gone by
- years of hardship
- years of experience
- years of struggle
- in years
- along in years
Example Sentences
She has not visited her hometown in years.
وہ برسوں سے اپنے آبائی شہر نہیں گئی۔
Woh barson se apne abaai sheher nahin gayi.
The years of struggle made him a stronger person.
مشقت کے سالوں نے اسے ایک مضبوط انسان بنا دیا۔
Mashaqqat ke saalon ne use ek mazboot insaan bana diya.
He looked old beyond his years.
وہ اپنی عمر سے زیادہ بوڑھا لگتا تھا۔
Woh apni umr se zyaada boodha lagta tha.
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Word Family
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'year' as a wheel that turns full circle — from January back to January. The 'Y' in year stands for 'Yesterday, today, and all 365 days coming Your way.'
Picture a large wall calendar with all twelve months displayed, the pages flying away one by one as wind blows through them — that full cycle of pages is one year (سال).
✍️ Urdu Poetry
گزر گئے کئی سال مگر یاد ہے وہ پل جب تیرے ساتھ بیتا تھا ہر لمحہ خوشگوار
Guzar gaye kai saal magar yaad hai woh pal Jab tere saath bita tha har lamha khushgawaar
Many years have passed, yet I remember that moment still, When every instant spent with you was filled with joy and thrill.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
سال گنو نہیں، کام گنو۔
Saal gino nahin, kaam gino.
Do not count the years; count the deeds.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "gēar" — a period of twelve months; a cycle of seasons
First known use: before 900 CE
Derived from Old English 'gēar', which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*jēran' and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European '*yeh₁-ro-', meaning 'year' or 'season'. The word has cognates in German 'Jahr', Dutch 'jaar', and Gothic 'jer'. Its fundamental meaning has remained stable throughout its long history.