ज़ख़मी (zakhmii)

adjective An adjective meaning 'wounded' or 'injured', used for both physical injuries and, in extended use, emotional hurt. Related to the noun ज़ख़्म (zakhm, 'wound'), which is processed separately.

Sense 1 : physically wounded or injured

adjective

Synonyms: घायल (ghaayal), जख़्मी (jakhmii, variant spelling without nuqta)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly in news reports about accidents or violence: कई लोग ज़ख़मी हो गए (kaii log zakhmii ho gae, 'many people were injured') is standard reporting language. It sits at a slightly more literary/formal register than the everyday घायल (ghaayal), though both are widely used and understood.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often say ज़ख़मी होना (zakhmii honaa) but forget that the person affected is the grammatical subject, not marked with को (ko) -- unlike लगना (lagnaa) constructions describing the injury itself, e.g. उसे चोट लगी (use chot lagii, 'he got hurt'). 2) Confusing ज़ख़मी (zakhmii) with the noun ज़ख़्म (zakhm) -- the adjective describes the person or body part, while the noun names the wound itself.

Sample Sentences:

सड़क हादसे में कई लोग ज़ख़मी हो गए। Many people were injured in the road accident.

(sadak haadse men kaii log zakhmii ho gae।)

पुलिस ने बताया कि धमाके में दस लोग ज़ख़मी हुए हैं। The police said that ten people have been injured in the blast.

(pulis ne bataayaa ki dhamaake men das log zakhmii hue hain।)

वह लड़ाई में बुरी तरह ज़ख़मी था। He was badly wounded in the fight.

(vah ladaaii men burii tarah zakhmii thaa।)

अगर वह हेलमेट पहनता तो इतना ज़ख़मी न होता। If he had worn a helmet, he wouldn't have been this badly wounded.

(agar vah helmet pahantaa to itnaa zakhmii n hotaa।)

अगर तुम सावधान नहीं रहे तो ज़ख़मी हो जाओगे। If you don't stay careful, you'll end up wounded.

(agar tum saavdhaan nahiin rahe to zakhmii ho jaaoge।)

जब तक ज़ख़मी सिपाही को अस्पताल पहुँचाया गया, वह बेहोश हो चुका था। By the time the wounded soldier was taken to the hospital, he had already fainted.

(jab tak zakhmii sipaahii ko asptaal pahunchaayaa gayaa, vah behosh ho chukaa thaa।)

ज़ख़मी परिंदा फड़फड़ाते हुए ज़मीन पर पड़ा था। The wounded bird lay on the ground, flapping its wings.

(zakhmii parindaa phadaphdaate hue zamiin par padaa thaa।)

डॉक्टर, कृपया इस ज़ख़मी मरीज़ को पहले देखिए। Doctor, please see this wounded patient first.

(doktar, kripyaa is zakhmii mariiz ko pahle dekhie।)

हो सकता है कि उसकी टाँग में गोली लगी हो और वह ज़ख़मी हो। It's possible that a bullet hit his leg and he is wounded.

(ho saktaa hai ki uskii taang men golii lagii ho aur vah zakhmii ho।)

टीवी पर दिखाया जा रहा था कि दंगों में कई लोग ज़ख़मी हो रहे थे। It was being shown on TV that many people were getting wounded in the riots.

(tiivii par dikhaayaa jaa rahaa thaa ki dangon men kaii log zakhmii ho rahe the।)

हर साल इस त्योहार में पटाखों से कई बच्चे ज़ख़मी हो जाते हैं। Every year during this festival, many children get injured by firecrackers.

(har saal is tyohaar men pataakhon se kaii bachche zakhmii ho jaate hain।)

Sense 2 : emotionally hurt, wounded in feelings

adjective

Synonyms: आहत (aahat, literary), दुखी (dukhii)

Frequency: medium

Cultural Note: Hindi frequently borrows the language of physical injury to talk about emotional pain, so दिल ज़ख़मी होना (dil zakhmii honaa, 'the heart to be wounded') is a natural and common way to describe heartbreak, especially in songs and ghazals where love and injury are closely intertwined.

Sample Sentences:

उसकी बेरुख़ी से मेरा दिल ज़ख़मी हो गया। His indifference left my heart wounded.

(uskii berukhii se meraa dil zakhmii ho gayaa।)

उन बातों ने मेरी भावनाओं को ज़ख़मी कर दिया। Those words wounded my feelings.

(un baaton ne merii bhaavnaaon ko zakhmii kar diyaa।)

उसकी हर बात से वो अंदर ही अंदर ज़ख़मी रहती है। She stays emotionally wounded inside because of everything he says.

(uskii har baat se vo andar hii andar zakhmii rahtii hai।)

इस ग़ज़ल में शायर का दिल मोहब्बत में ज़ख़मी है। In this ghazal, the poet's heart is wounded by love.

(is ghazal men shaayar kaa dil mohabbat men zakhmii hai।)

काश तुमने वो ताना न मारा होता, वरना उसका दिल ज़ख़मी न होता। If only you hadn't taunted him like that, his heart wouldn't have been wounded.

(kaash tumne vo taanaa n maaraa hotaa, varnaa uskaa dil zakhmii n hotaa।)

कृपया ऐसी बातें मत कहिए, इससे लोगों का दिल ज़ख़मी हो जाता है। Please don't say such things, it leaves people's hearts wounded.

(kripyaa aisii baaten mat kahie, isse logon kaa dil zakhmii ho jaataa hai।)

शायद उसकी बेवफ़ाई ने उसे इतना ज़ख़मी कर दिया हो कि वो अब किसी पर यक़ीन नहीं करता। Perhaps her betrayal wounded him so deeply that he no longer trusts anyone.

(shaayad uskii bevfaaii ne use itnaa zakhmii kar diyaa ho ki vo ab kisii par yaqiin nahiin kartaa।)

यार, उसकी वो बात सुनकर मैं अंदर से ज़ख़मी हो गया। Dude, hearing what he said left me wounded inside.

(yaar, uskii vo baat sunkar main andar se zakhmii ho gayaa।)

इस नाटक में हर किरदार का दिल किसी न किसी वजह से ज़ख़मी दिखाया गया है। In this play, every character's heart is shown to be emotionally wounded for one reason or another.

(is naatak men har kirdaar kaa dil kisii n kisii vajah se zakhmii dikhaayaa gayaa hai।)

Morphology

Adjective (variable)

(sg.m): ज़ख़मी (zakhmii)

(pl.m): ज़ख़मीे ([[ज़ख़मीे]])

(sg.f): ज़ख़मीी ([[ज़ख़मीी]])

(pl.f): ज़ख़मीी ([[ज़ख़मीी]])