पेशाब (peshaab)

noun A single-sense noun meaning 'urine'; also appears in the common verb phrase पेशाब करना (peshaab karnaa, 'to urinate').
Sense 1 : urine
noun, masculine Almost always used with करना (karnaa) or आना (aanaa) to talk about the act of urinating, e.g. पेशाब आना (peshaab aanaa, 'to need to urinate') as a dative-subject construction with को (ko).
Synonyms: मूत्र (mootr, formal/medical)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is a plain, everyday word, not a taboo one, but it's still a body-function word, so context matters: perfectly normal between family or with a doctor, but people often soften it in mixed or formal company with a euphemism like बाथरूम जाना (baathroom jaanaa, 'to go to the bathroom') or हल्का होना (halkaa honaa, literally 'to become light'). Parents constantly ask small children पेशाब करनी है? (peshaab karnii hai?, 'do you need to pee?') -- it's one of the first body-words kids learn.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for the Sanskritic मूत्र (mootr) thinking it's the everyday word, but in daily speech पेशाब (peshaab) is what people actually say; मूत्र (mootr) sounds clinical or textbook-ish. 2) The urge is expressed as पेशाब आना (peshaab aanaa) with a को (ko)-marked person ('mujhe peshaab aa rahaa hai'), not as a subject actively 'making' urine come -- mirroring the same body-as-recipient logic as नींद आना (niind aanaa).
Sample Sentences:
बच्चे को पेशाब करनी है। The child needs to pee.
(bachche ko peshaab karnii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुझे पेशाब लगी है। I need to pee.
(mujhe peshaab lagii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने मरीज़ को पेशाब की जांच करवाने की सलाह दी। The doctor advised the patient to get a urine test done.
(doktar ne mariiz ko peshaab kii jaanch karvaane kii salaah dii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कुत्ता दीवार पर पेशाब कर रहा था। The dog was peeing on the wall.
(kuttaa diivaar par peshaab kar rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम्हें पेशाब आ रही है तो जल्दी जाओ। If you need to pee, go quickly.
(agar tumhen peshaab aa rahii hai to jaldii jaao।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पेशाब में जलन हो रही है, शायद इन्फेक्शन है। There's a burning sensation while urinating, maybe there's an infection.
(peshaab men jalan ho rahii hai, shaayad inphekshan hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नर्स ने पेशाब का सैंपल लैब में भेजा। The nurse sent the urine sample to the lab.
(nars ne peshaab kaa saimpal laib men bhejaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश रात में पेशाब के लिए बार-बार उठना न पड़ता। I wish I didn't have to get up again and again at night to pee.
(kaash raat men peshaab ke lie baar-baar uthnaa n padtaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
अगर उसने डॉक्टर को समय पर बताया होता तो पेशाब की समस्या इतनी नहीं बढ़ती। If he had told the doctor in time, the urine problem wouldn't have grown this much.
(agar usne doktar ko samay par bataayaa hotaa to peshaab kii samasyaa itnii nahiin badhtii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
पेशाब को ज़्यादा देर तक रोकना सेहत के लिए ठीक नहीं है। Holding in urine for too long isn't good for health.
(peshaab ko zyaadaa der tak roknaa sehat ke lie thiik nahiin hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
रिपोर्ट में पेशाब की जांच पूरी की जा चुकी थी। In the report, the urine test had already been completed.
(riport men peshaab kii jaanch poorii kii jaa chukii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पेशाब (peshaab)
(sg.m.oblique): पेशाब (peshaab)
(pl.m.direct): पेशाब (peshaab)
(pl.m.oblique): पेशाबों (peshaabon)