No. 731 in Urdu
آبائی
Ancestral or native.
In a sentence
میرا آبائی شہر لاہور ہے۔
My ancestral city is Lahore.
In this sentence, 'آبائی' (ancestral) modifies 'شہر' (city) to describe origin or heritage.
اس کی آبائی زبان اردو ہے۔
His/her native language is Urdu.
Here, 'آبائی' (native) describes the natural or original context of 'زبان' (language).
یہ ان کے آبائی لباس ہیں۔
These are their traditional clothes.
In this example, 'آبائی' (traditional) characterizes the attire, tying it to heritage or origin.
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