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aaTh baar nau tyohaar

chamanistaan

flower garden, lush garden, verdant meadow

'aurat

wife

taaGuut

the devil, satan

man-bhaavan

grateful or agreeable to the mind or soul, pleasing, amusing, diverting, acceptable, agreeable

daadraa

a staccato musical mode with quick tempo, kind of song to a quick air

mazduur

a hired labourer, worker

KHair-andesh

thinking well, well wisher

duudh-shariik bahan

foster sister

risaa.ii

related to grief and death, elegiac

zarf

vessel, vase, receptacle

tihaa.ii

one third, one-third part

laa'nat

curse, anathema, imprecation, reproach, reproof, rebuke

qahr Dhaanaa

to be wrathful, to rage

chale na jaa.e aa.ngan Te.Dhaa

a bad workman blames his tools

aage naath na piichhe pagaa

heirless, lone, lone wolf

saahir

magician, sorcerer, wizard, conjuror

ku.Dmaa.ii

the celebration of of an engagement, betrothal, engagement

nazar-bhar dekhnaa

to look carefully

KHvaaja-e-taash

slaves of the same master in relation to one another, slave colleagues

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fard-e-jurm

फ़र्द-ए-जुर्म•فَردِ جُرم

Origin - Arabic

Meaning

charge sheet

Proverb of the day

thakaa uu.nT saraa.e ko dekhta hai

Meaning

to seek solace one turns homeward

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tifl

तिफ़्ल

.

طِفْل

Origin : Arabic
Noun

infant, child

[ Musailama ne dawa kiya tha ki meri tasdiq (attestation) par har tifl gawahi dega ]

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'aazim

'आज़िम

.

عازِم

Origin : Arabic
Adjective

determined, bound (for a place)

[ Jang khatm hone par ye Chatagang mein hathiyar dalne ke bajaye aazim-e-Barma hue ]

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habiib

हबीब

.

حَبِیب

Origin : Arabic
Noun

friend

[ Mushkil waqt mein aziz aur habib hi kaam aate hain ]

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KHalaa-baaz

ख़ला-बाज़

.

خَلا باز

Origin : Persian, Arabic
Noun

astronaut, space traveler

[ Pahli parwaz ke baad ab muta.addid (many) khalaabaz khala (space) mein parwaz karenge ]

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baa'is

बा'इस

.

باعِث

Origin : Arabic
Noun

cause, reason, motive

[ Panchayat ka faisla na manne ke baais ganv valon ne Ziad ka huqqa-pani band kar diya ]

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falak

फ़लक

.

فَلَک

Origin : Arabic
Noun

sky, sphere

[ Zamin par baithe-baithe falak aur ajram-e-falaki (heavenly bodies) se naata-rishta unhone joda ]

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vaaris

वारिस

.

وارِث

Origin : Arabic
Noun

successor, inheritor

[ Iran ki Badshahat muddaton waris ko tarasti rahi lekin jab waris hua to takht na raha ]

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rahnumaa

रहनुमा

.

رَہْنُما

Origin : Persian
Adjective

guide, leader

[ Sabhi rahnumaon ki ye koshish hoti hai ki wo siyasi daud mein pichhde nahin ]

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KHaarij

ख़ारिज

.

خارِج

Origin : Arabic
Adjective

rejected, excluded, expelled

[ Khalid ki Parvez ke mutaaliq kahi gayi baat ko tamaam doson ne khaarij kar diya kyonki vo sach nahin thi ]

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laziiz

लज़ीज़

.

لَذِیذ

Origin : Arabic
Adjective

delicious, tasty, savoury, tasteful, nice

[ Abdurrahman ne itvar sham mein itni laziz biryani banaayi ki Tausif aur Qamar us ke murid ho gaye ]

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ख़ुराक•خُوْراک

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daily food intake, rations

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तशहीर•تَشْہِیر

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publicity

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ए'ज़ाज़•اِعْزاز

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the act of honouring and respect

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मुनश्शियात•مُنَشِّیات

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Intoxicating drinks or drugs, intoxicants

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दमघोंटू•دَم گھونٹو

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stifling, suffocating

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मज़म्मत•مَذَمَّت

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condemnation

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इफ़रात-ए-ज़र•اِفْراطِ زَر

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inflation

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Naye qavaanin sazaa ke liye nahin, insaaf ke liye banaye gaye

Dec 04, 2024 | Roznama Rashtriya Sahara

 

Origin of qavaaniin - Arabic

Meaning of qavaaniin

canons, rules, laws, ordinances, statutes

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Mujhe amn se mohabbat hai, mujhe jang se nafrat hai, magar mujhe us jang se bhi amn ki tarah mohabbat hai jo insaan apnii aazadii, apni izzat aur mulk ki baqa ke liye ladta hai.

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Singular and Plural

Singular

fauj

Plural

afvaaj

Origin - Arabic

army, force

Singular

jurm

Plural

jaraa.im

Origin - Arabic

sin, fault, offence, transgression, misdemeanou

Singular

'azm

Plural

'azaa.im

Origin - Arabic

determination, resolution, intention, fixed purpose, bent, aim, undertaking

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KHaan

Origin - Persian, Turkish

chief, lord

khaan

Origin - Persian, Sanskrit

mine

Gul

Origin - Arabic

noise, din, outcry, tumult

gul

Origin - Persian

flower, rose

zan

Origin - Persian, Persian

woman, female

zan

Origin - Arabic

thought, impression, suspicion

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