तबादला (tabaadlaa)
noun
A single core meaning: an official transfer -- of a job posting, employee, or (less commonly) of property or funds.
Sense
1
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transfer (of a job posting or employee)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: स्थानांतरण (sthaanaantran, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word comes up constantly in the context of Indian government and bank jobs, where transfers to new cities are a routine (and often dreaded) part of a career -- you will hear families discuss उसका तबादला हो गया (uskaa tabaadlaa ho gayaa, 'his transfer came through') the way other families might discuss a job change entirely. It is a Persian-origin word fully naturalized into everyday Hindi-Urdu office speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for स्थानांतरण (sthaanaantran) by default because it looks 'dictionary correct,' but तबादला (tabaadlaa) is what people actually say at the office or in casual conversation about a posting change. 2) The verb पाना is often used with it in the passive-ish sense of 'getting transferred' -- तबादला हो जाना (tabaadlaa ho jaanaa, 'to get transferred') is the natural phrasing, not a direct transitive verb built on तबादला itself.
Sample Sentences:
पापा का तबादला दिल्ली से लखनऊ हो गया है।
Dad's transfer from Delhi to Lucknow has come through.
(paapaa kaa tabaadlaa dillii se lakhnaoo ho gayaa hai।)
उसका तबादला हो गया, अब वह अगले महीने शहर छोड़ रहा है।
His transfer came through, now he's leaving the city next month.
(uskaa tabaadlaa ho gayaa, ab vah agle mahiine shahar chhod rahaa hai।)
हर तीन साल में सरकारी अफ़सरों का तबादला होता रहता है।
Government officers get transferred every three years.
(har tiin saal men sarkaarii afasron kaa tabaadlaa hotaa rahtaa hai।)
क्या तुम्हारा तबादला मुंबई हो जाएगा?
Will you be transferred to Mumbai?
(kyaa tumhaaraa tabaadlaa mumbaii ho jaaegaa?)
बैंक ने उसका तबादला दूसरी शाखा में कर दिया।
The bank transferred him to another branch.
(baink ne uskaa tabaadlaa doosrii shaakhaa men kar diyaa।)
अगर उसका तबादला न होता, तो हम इस साल भी यहीं रहते।
If his transfer hadn't happened, we would have stayed here this year too.
(agar uskaa tabaadlaa n hotaa, to ham is saal bhii yahiin rahte।)
कृपया मेरे तबादले के आदेश जल्दी जारी कीजिए।
Please issue my transfer order soon.
(kripyaa mere tabaadle ke aadesh jaldii jaarii kiijie।)
मुझे डर है कि इस बार मेरा तबादला किसी दूरदराज़ इलाके में न हो जाए।
I'm afraid that this time my transfer might not end up somewhere remote.
(mujhe dar hai ki is baar meraa tabaadlaa kisii dooradraaz ilaake men n ho jaae।)
उसने रिश्वत देकर अपना तबादला रुकवा लिया।
He bribed his way into getting his transfer stopped.
(usne rishvat dekar apnaa tabaadlaa rukvaa liyaa।)
तबादले की खबर सुनते ही पूरा परिवार परेशान हो गया।
As soon as they heard the news of the transfer, the whole family got worried.
(tabaadle kii khabar sunte hii pooraa parivaar pareshaan ho gayaa।)
शिक्षकों के तबादले नई नीति के तहत किए जा रहे हैं।
Teachers' transfers are being carried out under the new policy.
(shikshkon ke tabaadle naii niiti ke tahat kie jaa rahe hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
तबादला
(tabaadlaa)
(sg.m.oblique):
तबादले
(tabaadle)
(pl.m.direct):
तबादले
(tabaadle)
(pl.m.oblique):
तबादलों
(tabaadlon)