This is the 73rd most frequent Urdu word.
ہلاک
"ہلاک" means "perished" or "destroyed."
The word 'ہلاک' (perished) is used here to denote someone's death due to an unfortunate and tragic event.
کوئی پہاڑی علاقے میں پھنس کر ہلاک ہو گیا۔
Someone perished being trapped in a mountainous area.
Here, the word 'ہلاک' (perished) is employed to express the loss of life in the context of a battle or war.
جنگ کے دوران کئی سپاہی ہلاک ہوئے۔
Many soldiers perished during the war.
In this sentence, 'ہلاک' (killed) conveys the occurrence of death as a result of an unforeseen accident.