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07:49 Aug 12, 2011

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Urdu to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / general sentences

Urdu term or phrase: شوقیہ

شوقیہ English word for that?

userone2345

Summary of answers provided

(To do something) for fun, only for the sake of personal interest

Qudsia Lone

Eagerly, Lovingly, Fondly, Enthusiastically

Irshad Muhammad

Amateur

aburiaz

passionately

Ramesh Bhatt

Answers

8 mins confidence:

Amateur

Explanation:
non professional, recreational, unpaid, inexpert

Reference:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amateur

aburiaz
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

Panjabi
PRO pts in category: 20

1 hr confidence:

Eagerly, Lovingly, Fondly, Enthusiastically

Explanation:
Any of the above mentioned translation can be used according to the given context.

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
Local time: 11:30
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu
PRO pts in category: 12

3 hrs confidence:

(To do something) for fun, only for the sake of personal interest

Explanation:
This is one of those cases where one really needs context to give an appropriate translation.

Both Aburiaz sahib and Irshad Muhammad sahib gave accurate translations which describe the adjective form.

I'm offering one more suggestion which is for use of the word as an adverb.

http://oud.crulp.org/oud/ViewWord.aspx?refid=15877

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-08-12 11:06:40 GMT)
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Example (as adjective):
وہ شوقیہ گلوکار تھا۔

Example (as adverb):
وہ محض شوقیہ، گلوکاری کرتا تھا۔

Qudsia Lone
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of:

Urdu
PRO pts in category: 15

17 hrs confidence:

passionately

Explanation:
pleasure-oriented
pleasure-purposed
or
for passion

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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