the stone which is put on a building or grave, and in which the details of the building etc, or the name of the deceased and the date of its death, etc, are given, epitaph, inscription

calligraphy, decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering

allotment of the land of a co-parcenary village, field by field, among the sharers; but in such a manner that they shall not be contiguous, or of the same quality, but so divided that each may have a due proportion of good and bad land. The term however, has other explanations; and most correctly implies the mode in which a Mauza’ is divided into two or more Mohaals or estates, it is commonly applied to denote the intermixture of the lands of different villages, which, although known as belonging to one village, are found lying amongst those belonging to another: in one or two instances, the lands of the same Mahaal or estate are entirely scattered amongst those of others

God, writer of destiny

book adjustment

all together, collectively

writer of a document

error of the calligrapher or compositor, slip of the pen

correspondence

correspondence, communication

the writing tradition