Meanings
to make someone or something healthy or whole again.
کسی شخص یا چیز کو دوبارہ صحت مند یا مکمل بنانا۔
شفا دینا
shifa dena
Common Collocations
- heal wounds
- heal naturally
- heal the body
Example Sentences
The doctor used a special cream to heal the wound.
ڈاکٹر نے زخم کو شفا دینے کے لیے ایک خاص کریم کا استعمال کیا۔
Doctor ne zakham ko shifa dene ke liye aik khas cream ka istemal kiya.
Time can heal emotional pain.
وقت جذباتی درد کو شفا دے سکتا ہے۔
Waqt jazbati dard ko shifa de sakta hai.
She hoped that the exercise would help heal her injuries.
اس نے امید کی کہ ورزش اس کی چوٹوں کو شفا دے گی۔
Us ne umeed ki ke warzish us ki choton ko shifa de gi.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of healing as the action of making something whole again.
Imagine a cut on your skin healing over time.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے، / بہت نکلے میرے ارمان، لیکن پھر بھی کم نکلے۔
Hazaron khwahishain aisi keh har khwahish pe dam nikle, / Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle.
Thousands of desires such that each desire would take my breath away, / Many of my wishes came true, yet fewer were fulfilled.
— Mirza Ghalib, Divan-e-Ghalib
* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
نیند اور کھانا شفا ہیں۔
Neend aur khana shifa hain.
Sleep and food are remedies.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "hǣlan" — to make whole
First known use: before 12th century
The word has evolved from Old English, where it initially indicated the idea of making something whole or sound, both physically and emotionally.