Word.ws English Dictionary

ransom meaning in Urdu

فدیہ fidya

/ˈɹæn.səm/US/ˈɹænsəm/

ransom in Urdu: فدیہ (fidya). In English, ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Urdu words for ransom

ransom
فدیہ fidya

English meaning of ransom

  1. noun Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
  2. noun The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
  3. noun A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
  4. verb To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.

Full definition of ransom

ransom in a sentence

  • They were held for two million dollars ransom.
  • They were held to ransom.
  • prisoners hopeless of ransom

ransom in other languages

Questions about ransom in Urdu

What is the meaning of ransom in Urdu?
Ransom in Urdu is فدیہ (fidya).
ransom کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Ransom: فدیہ (fidya).
What does ransom mean in English?
Ransom means money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

Source and license

Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “ransom”: فدیہ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ransom (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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ransom.wav.

Cite this page: “ransom meaning in Urdu.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/urdu/ransom. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.