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Learning the Pashto Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Pashto Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | asemwenh - اسمونه |
| my car | zema mewṭr - زما موټر |
| green car | sheyn mewṭr - شين موټر |
| three cars | der mewṭrh - درې موټره |
| car garage | demw ṭr geraj - دمو ټر ګراج |
| outside the car | demw ṭr cekhh d baneda - دمو ټر څخه د باندی |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Pashto.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Pashto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Pashto Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | bazew (mṭ) - بازو (مټ) |
| back | sha - شا |
| cheeks | ghembewra - غمبوری |
| chest | sanh - سینه |
| chin | zenh - زنه |
| ear | ghewẓ̌ - غوږ |
| elbow | cengel - څنګل |
| eye | setregh - سترگه |
| face | mekh - مخ |
| finger | gewth - ګوته |
| fingers | gewta - ګوتی |
| foot | pṣ̌h - پښه |
| hair | waṣ̌tan - ویښتان |
| hand | las - لاس |
| head | ser - سر |
| heart | zṛh - زړه |
| knee | zengewn - زنګون |
| leg | pṣ̌h - پښه |
| lip | shewnḍh - شونډه |
| mouth | khewlh - خوله |
| neck | wer meyẓ̌ (ghaṛh) - ور ميږ (غاړه) |
| nose | pezh - پزه |
| shoulder | awẓ̌h - اوږه |
| stomach | nes - نس |
| teeth | ghaṣ̌wenh - غاښونه |
| thigh | werwen - ورون |
| throat | merəi - مرۍ |
| thumb | ghṭh gewth - غټه ګوته |
| toe | depṣ̌a ghṭh gewth - دپښی غټه ګوته |
| tongue | jebh - ژبه |
| tooth | ghaṣ̌ - غاښ |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Pashto. Once you're done with the Pashtu Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Pashto lessons here: Learn Pashto. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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