क़मीज़ (qamiiz)

noun A borrowed noun meaning 'shirt', used the same way in daily speech as its English counterpart. Often seen paired with a lower garment like पैंट (paint) or पजामा (pajaamaa).
Sense 1 : shirt
noun, feminine
Synonyms: शर्ट (shart)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word came into Hindi from Arabic via Urdu/Persian, and you will hear it constantly in everyday clothes-shopping talk -- at a बाज़ार (baazaar) a shopkeeper might ask आपको कौन से रंग की क़मीज़ चाहिए? (aapko kaun se rang kii qamiiz chaahie?, 'What color shirt do you want?'). It pairs naturally with पैंट (paint) for Western wear, in contrast to the more traditional कुर्ता-पजामा (kurtaa-pajaamaa) combination.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say कमीज़ (kamiiz) instead of क़मीज़ (qamiiz) -- both are heard in casual speech, but the nuqta-marked spelling stays closer to the Urdu-derived pronunciation with a uvular 'q' sound. 2) Do not confuse with कुर्ता (kurtaa), which is the traditional loose-fitting Indian shirt worn with पजामा (pajaamaa) or धोती (dhotii) -- क़मीज़ (qamiiz) usually implies a Western-style button-up shirt.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे यह नीली क़मीज़ बहुत पसंद है। I really like this blue shirt.
(mujhe yah niilii qamiiz bahut pasand hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आपको कौन से रंग की क़मीज़ चाहिए? What color shirt do you want?
(aapko kaun se rang kii qamiiz chaahie?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने कल बाज़ार से दो क़मीज़ें खरीदीं। He bought two shirts from the market yesterday.
(usne kal baazaar se do qamiizen khariidiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह हर सुबह इस्तरी की हुई क़मीज़ पहनता है। He wears an ironed shirt every morning.
(vah har subah istrii kii huii qamiiz pahantaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरी क़मीज़ पर चाय गिर गई है। Tea has spilled on my shirt.
(merii qamiiz par chaay gir gaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया मेरी क़मीज़ पैंट के साथ इस्तरी कर दीजिए। Please iron my shirt along with the pants.
(kripyaa merii qamiiz paint ke saath istrii kar diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह क़मीज़ इटली में बनाई गई थी। This shirt was made in Italy.
(yah qamiiz itlii men banaaii gaii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगर मेरे पास पैसे होते तो मैं वह सफ़ेद क़मीज़ ज़रूर खरीदता। If I had the money, I would definitely buy that white shirt.
(agar mere paas paise hote to main vah safed qamiiz zaroor khariidtaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शादी के लिए वह कुर्ता-पजामा नहीं बल्कि क़मीज़-पैंट पहनना चाहता है। For the wedding he wants to wear a shirt and pants, not a kurta-pajama.
(shaadii ke lie vah kurtaa-pajaamaa nahiin balki qamiiz-paint pahannaa chaahtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद उसे नई क़मीज़ पहनकर जाना पड़े। He might have to go wearing a new shirt.
(shaayad use naii qamiiz pahankar jaanaa pade।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
मैं अगले हफ़्ते ऑफ़िस के लिए तीन क़मीज़ें सिलवाऊँगा। I will get three shirts tailored for the office next week.
(main agle hafte ofis ke lie tiin qamiizen silvaaoongaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): क़मीज़ (qamiiz)
(sg.f.oblique): क़मीज़ (qamiiz)
(pl.f.direct): क़मीज़ें (qamiizen)
(pl.f.oblique): क़मीज़ों (qamiizon)