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decay meaning in Urdu

اتلاف itlāf

/dɪˈkeɪ/US/diˈkeɪ/

decay in Urdu: اتلاف (itlāf), کشی (kaśī), خزاں (xizā̃). In English, decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

Urdu words for decay

decay, loss, ruin
اتلاف itlāf
decay
کشی kaśī, خزاں xizā̃

English meaning of decay

  1. noun Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
  2. noun Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
  3. noun Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
  4. noun Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.

Full definition of decay

decay in a sentence

  • tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay
  • civic and moral decay—systemic decay—fall into decay—urban decay—arrested decay—memory decay
  • alpha decay—gamma decay—fission decay—decay chain

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Questions about decay in Urdu

What is the meaning of decay in Urdu?
Decay in Urdu is اتلاف (itlāf), کشی (kaśī), خزاں (xizā̃).
decay کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Decay: اتلاف (itlāf), کشی (kaśī), خزاں (xizā̃).
What does decay mean in English?
Decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “decay”: اتلاف, خزاں, کشی. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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