چہرہ

See also: چهره

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چِهْرَه (čihra, face; visage).

Pronunciation

Noun

چِہْرَہ • (cihrahm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿਹਰਾ)

  1. face; countenance
  2. (figuratively) splendour (of a person)
  3. resemblance; image
  4. (by extension) demeanour
  5. facade; frontage (ie. the frontal features of an object)

Declension

Declension of چہرہ
singular plural
direct چِہْرَہ (cihrah) چِہْرے (cihre)
oblique چِہْرے (cihre) چِہْریاں (cihreyāṉ)
vocative چِہْریا (cihreyā) چِہْریو (cihreyo)
ablative چِہْریوں (cihreyoṉ)
locative چِہْرے (cihre) چِہْرِیں (cihrīṉ)
instrumental چِہْرے (cihre) چِہْرِیں (cihrīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چِہرہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਚਿਹਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چِهْرَه (čihra, face; visage).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪɦ.ɾɑ(ː)/, [t͡ʃeɦ.ɾɑ(ː)], [t͡ʃɛɦ.ɾɑ(ː)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑ(ː)

Noun

چِہْرَہ • (cihram (Hindi spelling चेहरा)

  1. face, visage, countenance
  2. portrait, likeness
  3. mask, facade
  4. features, descriptive roll
  5. mien, demeanor

Declension

Declension of چہرہ
singular plural
direct چِہْرَہ (cihrah) چِہْرے (cihre)
oblique چِہْرے (cihre) چِہْروں (cihrõ)
vocative چِہْرے (cihre) چِہْرو (cihro)

Synonyms

References

  • چہرہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “چہرہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “چہرہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • چہرہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.