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Card game names and card names in English and Urdu
Updated 14 October 2026
Most card games played in Pakistan and India have a local name and an English name, and so do the cards themselves. Here are the common ones, so you know what people mean by Rung, Bhabhi, Seep, Ghulam or Hukam. Three of the games can be played free on Taash Baithak right now.
Popular taash games and their English names
| Local name | English name or closest game | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Court Piece, Rung, Rang | Trumps (whist family) | Four players in two teams. Trump is chosen from the first five cards; collect 7 of 13 tricks. Play free |
| Bhabhi, Thulla, Bhabhi Thulla | Getaway | Follow suit, get rid of your cards; the last one holding cards is the Bhabhi. Play free |
| Robbery, Dakaiti (ڈکیتی), Dakeiti | Robbery (a collecting game) | Match table cards and steal opponents' stacks for points. Play free |
| Seep | Related to Casino | Fishing game: capture cards from the table by value. |
| Double Sir, Double Trumps | Variation of Trumps | Court Piece where a player must win two tricks in a row to capture them. |
| Hidden Rung | Variant of Rung | The trump suit is chosen secretly and revealed later. |
| 3-2-5 (Teen Do Paanch) | No common English name | Three players with 30 cards, each aiming for a different number of tricks. |
| Black Queen | Hearts | Avoid taking hearts and the queen of spades. |
| Bluff | Cheat, I Doubt It | Get rid of cards by claiming them, true or not. |
| Flash, Flush | Like Teen Patti / Three Card Brag | Three-card betting game. |
| Rummy | Rummy | Make sets and runs from the cards in your hand. |
| Bank | War | Simple game of higher card wins. |
Card names in Urdu: suits and cards
In Pakistan and India the four suits and the picture cards have their own names. You will hear these at every taash baithak.
| English | Urdu / Hindi name | اردو |
|---|---|---|
| Spades ♠ | Hukam (Hukum) | حکم |
| Hearts ♥ | Paan | پان |
| Diamonds ♦ | Eent (Int) | اینٹ |
| Clubs ♣ | Chirya (Chiri, Chidi) | چڑیا |
| Card | Urdu / Hindi name | اردو |
|---|---|---|
| Ace | Ikka | یکّہ |
| King | Badshah | بادشاہ |
| Queen | Begum (Bibi) | بیگم |
| Jack | Ghulam | غلام |
| 10 | Dehla | دہلا |
| 9 | Nehla | نہلا |
| 8 | Atha (Atthi) | اٹھا |
| 7 | Satta | ستّا |
| 6 | Chhakka | چھکا |
| 5 | Panja | پنجا |
| 4 | Chauka | چوکا |
| 3 | Tikki | تکی |
| 2 | Dukki | دکی |
Taash words you will hear at the table
- Taash (تاش): a pack of playing cards, and card games in general.
- Patta (پتا): a single card.
- Baazi (بازی): one deal or round.
- Phentna (پھینٹنا): to shuffle. Baantna (بانٹنا): to deal.
- Rung or Rang (رنگ): the trump suit in Court Piece.
- Haath or Sir: a trick, the cards played in one round.
- Court: winning all 13 tricks in Court Piece. Three in a row is a Wattu.
- Thulla (تھلا): playing another suit when you can't follow suit in Bhabhi.
- Bhabhi (بھابھی): the last player left holding cards, who loses.
- Dakaiti (ڈکیتی): robbery, stealing an opponent's stack in the Robbery game.
Names and equivalents follow the Pakistan page of pagat.com, the standard reference for card game rules.
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Questions
What is Rung called in English?
Rung, Rang or Court Piece is a whist-like trick-taking game for four players in two partnerships. Card-game references list it as Rang or Trumps; in Pakistan and India most people simply call it Court Piece.
What is Bhabhi called in English?
Bhabhi, also called Thulla, is known in English as Getaway.
What is Flash in cards?
Flash (or Flush) in Pakistan is a three-card betting game similar to Teen Patti in India.
What is Ghulam in cards?
Ghulam (غلام) is the Urdu and Hindi name for the jack. The queen is Begum or Bibi, the king is Badshah and the ace is Ikka.
What are the four suits called in Urdu?
Spades are Hukam (حکم), hearts are Paan (پان), diamonds are Eent (اینٹ) and clubs are Chirya (چڑیا).
What is a Dukki in cards?
Dukki is the 2. The 3 is Tikki, 4 is Chauka, 5 is Panja, 6 is Chhakka, 7 is Satta, 8 is Atha, 9 is Nehla and 10 is Dehla.