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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

mazduur

a hired labourer, worker

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

maiyaa

kindness, mercy

qafas

cage for birds

husn-e-talab

a decent way of desiring, nice way of asking

basar

living, livelihood, course of life

basar-auqaat

state of just living a life (esp. with mediocre means), whiling away one's time means of livelihood, passing (one's) time, occupation, employment, subsistence, livelihood, means of living

muntashir

spread, wide-spread, dispersed, diffused, diffuse

pinak

drowsiness or mild intoxication caused by taking opium

aa.nkh oT pahaa.D oT

out of sight, out of mind

Words tagged under "Literal"

List of Urdu words and terms related with "Literal" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations

a.D parda

the curtain between the coachman and the travelers

a.Dba.D

irregularity, unevenness

a.Dhaa.ii anchhar

(literal) two and a half words

a.Dii

Difficulty, hardship, trouble

a.ng mo.Dnaa

turn away from, avoid, shrink from

a.ng-daan

body's sacrifice, organ donation, donating one's organs after death

a.ngnyaas

 

a.ngusht-ba-dandaa.n

astonished

a.ngusht-e-shashum

superfluous, fifth wheel

a.nkaurii

 

aa.iina-kaar

 

aa.iina-zaar

mirror of tears

aa.ng

limb

aa.nkh kaa nuur

eyesight, i.e. a loved one, especially offspring, son

aa.nkh niichii karnaa

 

aa.nkh vaalaa

 

aa.nkho.n kii siil

 

aa.nkho.n kii suu.iyaa.n rahnaa

 

aa.nkho.n me.n charbii chhaanaa

be blinded by pride or lust, to act disloyally

aa.nkho.n se niil Dhalnaa

 

aab aamad tayammum barKHaast

no substitutes are needed when the original is available

aab-az-sarguzasht

 

aabla-farsaa

 

aab-zer-e-kaah

water beneath the grass, (metaphorically) delusion, deception, cunning

aadhaa-tiihaa

Literary: one third of half, sixth part, i.e: little bit, very little, very little part,

aafat-e-jaa.n

bitter enemy, tormentor, reference to beloved

aafat-e-rozgaar

beloved

aag bha.Dkaanaa

provoke, excite a riot, fan the flames, stir up a desire

aahanii-parda

iron-sheet

aakaash

space, sphere, empyrean

aalhaa

a legendary romantic warrior hero of northern India

'aalii-janaab

(Textual) honored and revered, i.e. Prophet Mohammed

aamadam bar sar-e-matlab

coming to the point

aamannaa-o-saddqnaa

absolutely true, sure, certainly

aanis-ul-aarvaah

 

'aaq

disown, disinherit

aaraa phirnaa

 

aaraazii

lands, earth

aaroh

 

aarth

 

aarzuu-gaah

 

aarzuu-pasand

one who likes wish, intention, hope

aas aulaad vaalii

 

aa'shaar

tens, one-tenths

aavaagavan

rebirth, incarnation, being born in a different form after death

abrad

very cool, colder, frigid,very cold in temperature

abtahii

of or relating to Batha, swampy valley near Medina

abuu-rasmaa

 

achalaa

 

ad

half

adaa band

poet or composer of ghazel, one who describes beauty and coquetry of a beloved

adhel

worth one half, related to half

adhkar

 

adhvaa.D

middle, centre

afgandagii

throwing, casting, overthrowing

ahmaraan

 

ahmar-e-naasi'

 

'ainullaah

 

aisaa.ii

 

aiThak-baiThak

 

aKHKHaaz

absorbing, imbibing

aKHKHaaza

(Lexical) the feminine of 'akhkhaz', a pool, ditch, or place where water stagnates

aKHrab

crop-eared

al-aaKHir

(lexical) the last, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-'adl

the just, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-'afuu

the forgiver, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-ahad

the one and only, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-'alii

the Grand, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-'aliim

the all-knowing, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-avval

the First, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-baatin

the Hidden

al-bar

the Beneficent one, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-fat.h

 

al-Gaafir

the most Forgiving, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-Gaffaar

the Great forgiver, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-Gafuur

the All-forgiving, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-haadii

the Guide, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-haafiz

the Guardian, the All-preserver, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-haasib

the Reckoner, an attributive name of Allah

al-haasil

outcome, product

al-hakam

the Arbitrator, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-haliim

the Solemn, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-hamd

first word of the first Sura of the Qur'an

al-hamiid

the Praiseworthy, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-haq

one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-hasiib

the Reckoner, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-jabbaar

the Omnipotent, Mighty, Conqueror, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-kabiir

the Great, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-kariim

the Generous one, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-KHabiir

the Knower, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-kitaab

the Book, the Holy Qur'an

allaah baKHshe

 

allaah kaa diidaar mohhamad kii shafaa'at

 

allaahu-akbar

an exclamation of surprise or wonder

al-maajid

the Noble, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-maalik

the Master, the Owner, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-maane'

the Withholder, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-malik

 

al-matiin

the Firm one, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mu.aKHKHir

the Delayer, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mubdii

the Originator, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muGnii

the Enricher, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muhaimin

the protector

al-muhsii

the Knower of everything, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mu'iz

the Honour Giver, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mukallif

(in correspondence) your obedient servant

al-mumiit

the Creator of death, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muntaqim

the Avenger, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muqaddim

the Expediter, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muqiit

the maintainer, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muqsit

the Equitable, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muqtadir

the Powerful, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-muta'aal

the Exalted, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mutakabbir

the Majestic, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-mu'tii

 

almuut

a falcon's nest

al-muzil

the Disgracer, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-nuur

the Light, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-qaabiz

the Restrainer, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-qaadir

the Powerful, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-qahhaar

the Dominant, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-qavii

the Strong, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-qayyuum

the Self-sustaining, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

alsa'

 

al-sabuur

one having patience, the tolerant, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-vaajib

the Self-sufficient, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-vaajid

the Satisfied, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-vaalii

the Governor

al-vaaris

the Inheritor, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-vaase'

the All-embracing, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

al-vahiid

 

al-valii

the Friend, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

alyaaf

tissues

al-zaar

(lexical) the distresser, having the ability to harm, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

amiirii kaarKHaana hai

 

amr-o-nahi

command and prohibition

anal-haq

I am the Truth or "I am God", the words uttered by the Persian mystic Mansur Hallaj for which he was executed

an-hot

 

anmanaa

dul

an-mil

a kind of composition in which absurd combinations are presented to amuse

annaafe'

(metamorphically) one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

anniversary

 

ansija

(lexical) threads, strands

antraa

intermediate

apbhara.nsh

common or vulgar language

apnaa-peT

 

arba'a-sitta

four and six

arba'iin

forty traditions of Prophet Muhammad on a particular topic

arhaa

grinding stones, mill-stones

arjmand

worthy

arnaas

 

arra.uuf

the kind, the pitying, the compassionate, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

arrahiim

the Merciful, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

arrashiid

the Lover of virtue, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

arrazzaaq

the Provider, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

arujzz

rice

aruup

 

arz-e-tis'iin

the area which is at ninety degrees from the equator

as.haab-e-kisaa

 

as.haab-ul-fiil

 

as.haab-ul-kahf

 

as.haabush-shimaal

people on the left, i.e. those who are going to end up in the Hell

as.hab

whitish-red

asaadhu

 

asaliyya

 

asfaraan

the two whistlers, that is the heart and mind

ashaahib

 

ashfaar

the eyelids

ashk-shor

 

ashshahiid

the witness,the testifier, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah (God)

ashshakuur

the Grateful, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

assabuuh

an invitation to drink (a glass of wine) in the morning

assalaam

one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

assalaat

call to prayer

assamii'

the All-hearing, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

astaGfirullaah

may God forgive me! expressing penitence or strong displeasure

aTh-maasaa

rites which take place in the eighth month of pregnancy

aThvaa.Daa

 

aThvaa.ns

 

aThvaa.nsaa

baby born after eight months of gestation, a child born after eight months

aTh-vaaraa

period of eight days, a week

aThvaarsaa

 

atkaa

 

attavvaab

the Forgiver of those remorseful, one of the ninety-nine names of Allah

atyaab

 

atyabaan

 

au.ndhe mu.nh girnaa

fall flat on the face

augha.D

unique

au'iya

utensils

auras-chauras

plain from all four sides, even, level, flat

ayaaz

slave, loved, beloved

ayaazii

slavery- allusion to a slave called Ayaz

azaa

suffering, pain, gripe, the sorrowing thing, painful thing, Such a thing or act from which (itself or others) to suffer, a thing or action that hurts (oneself or another)

baa.Dh cha.Dhnaa

 

baa.Dh chalaanaa

 

baa.Dh daaGnaa

 

baa.Dh jhaa.Dnaa

 

baa.Dh lagaanaa

 

baa.Dh maarnaa

 

baa.in

clear, distinct

baadal-giir

 

baadii

flatulence, flatulency

baadshaahii-hukm

royal command or mandate, order or command which cannot be ignored

baaga.D-billaa

an imaginary animal invoked to frighten children

baagh-nakh

knuckle-duster, a metallic device worn on fingers for attack or defence in a fight

baaham

mutually, conjointly, reciprocally, together, in unison, jointly

baa-hama-o-be-hama

an epithet of God

baaham-digar

mutual reciprocal, together mutually reciprocally

baahuur

 

baaj denaa

to pay tribute

baaj lenaa

 

baal bachcho.n vaalii

mother of a family

baalaa-e-taaq

above the niche, to keep aside

baaliG-ul-'uluum

having complete and perfect knowledge, well-learned

baal-o-par

feathers and wings (strength)

baam-e-duniya

 

baam-e-masiih

the fourth sky, attic of Christ

baam-e-nahum

the ninth sky, the highest heaven (as throne of God)

baanii-mabaanii

(Lexical) layer of foundation

baaraah

hog, boar, land next to a village, the third incarnation of Vishnu in the form of boar

baarakallaah

may God bless you! may you prosper!

baasindii

 

baasit

(Textual) the giver of prosperity

baasmatii

fragrance

baaT me.n pa.Dnaa

 

baatiha

 

baatiya

 

baazaar kii miThaa.ii

 

baazi'a

 

baazii kaa phuul

 

baaziicha

(Textual) play, diversion, frolic, wagering, fun, play, sport

baazii-e-tiflaa.n

a child's play

badal-gar

the mould for casting molten metals, electrical transformer

bad-qaul

 

baGal-zan

(Literary)

bag-chhuT

gallop

bag-chhuuT

 

bahaal

confirmed, established

bahaalii

the act of establishing, maintenance, confirmation

bahan-chod

 

ba-haq

in favour of, on account of, in the case of, for the sake of

ba-hasb

according to, in such a way that, in the proportion of

bahbuud

welfare, well-being, betterment, benefit, utility, vigour

bahla-daar

 

bahrain

the two seas

bahr-e-aa'zam

(Textual) the largest ocean

bahr-e-abyaz

it is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia

bahr-e-ahmar

Red sea, the sea between Africa and Arabia

bahr-e-aKHzar

Blue sea, the world's largest salt lake situated on the border of Russia and Iran, Metaphorically: sky

bahr-o-bar

land and water, the globe, the world

bahr-ul-kaahil

(Lexical) peaceful or helping to cause peace

bahzaad

name of an ancient Irani artist

baiThnaa-uThnaa

 

bajaanaa

to play on (a musical instrument), to perform or execute music, to beat (a drum, gong)

ba-juz

with the exception, excepting, except, besides, save, all but

baKHt-e-KHufta

(Textual) one whose fortune is asleep

baKHt-e-tiira

dark, black fortune, misfortune

balad

city, town, country, region

balad-e-amiin

town of peace, i.e. Makkah

bal-bakraa

sacrificial goat

balvaan

strong, powerful, stout, robust

bam baaT karnaa

 

bamaknaa

become swollen, to swell, brag, gloat, talk big

banaspati

a large tree bearing fruit, but apparently having no blossoms

banda-zaada

Literary: one's son, the son of slave, other: my son, asks the greater man for his sons

bandishii

 

bapaa

in progress, going on, afoot

bar-a.ngeKHta

afire, awakened, roused, excited, incited, stirred up, afire

baraar

favourable, agreeable

bar-afroKHta

(Textual) inflamed, fired, lit up

bardaa

 

bardar

 

bardii

 

barfaanii

icy, snowy

bar-gashta

(Figurative) rebelled, revolted, mutinous, apostatized

bar-haq

incumbent, inevitable

basaatat

(lexical) vastness, hugeness, expanse

base-KHaraabii

 

ba-sharh-e-sadr

with complete frankness, wholeheartedly, frankly

basta karnaa

 

baTaa

anything round, ball

baTaa.ii

division, partition

baTpaar

robber, dacoit, highwayman

baul-fil-firaash

bed-wetting, a disease in which the patient urinates on the bed

bayaad

in memoriam

bazla

joke

bazm-aaraa

(Textual) adorning a banquet or feast, life and soul of a party

ba-zor

by force, perforce, by main force, forcibly, on compulsion

be-baaq

without remainder or arrears, complete, paid up in full, balanced, even, entirely, completely, fully

bedaad

injustice, inequity, tyranny, oppression, violence

bedaar karnaa

Literary: awakening, make conscious of, to attention, to caution, to inform

behbuudii

welfare, development, prosperity

behtar

better, preferable, superior, worthier

behtarii

advantage, welfare, goodness

be-piir

having no spiritual guide

besh-o-kam

not much, moderate quantity, more or less

beTii-chod

 

bhattaa

 

bhinaktii-suurat

 

bhinauT

 

bhuumi-daan

 

bichkannaa

an ornament of ear

bihdaana

quince seed

bihii-daana

quince seed

bihrozii

prosperity, good luck

biibii

respectable woman

biir-baalii

 

billii kaa raasta kaaTnaa

 

bilyaa

 

bint-e-maryam

(Textual) Holy Mary's daughter, (Literally) virgin girl

bint-e-rasuul

 

bintul-'inab

daughter of grape fruit that is wine

birichchhak

 

biskhaa.npar

hogweed, a coarse weedy plant

bittiyaa

 

bo.nDii

bud, especially half-blossomed

bolo raam karnaa

 

brahmaa.nD

cosmos, world, globe, the universe

budaaG

(literal) sword

budbudaanaa

(Textual) an onomatopoeic word imitative of the sound of a bubble rising to the surface of any fluid

bugobishnau

to say and to listen, discussion, argument

bujhbujhauval

 

bukuur

(lexical) early morning arrival, early arrival

bunyaan-e-marsuus

firm foundation, foundation that is very strong and solid

but-e-tarsaa

Christian idol, Metaphorically: fair and handsome beloved

buu

smell, odour, scent, stink, scented

buudam-e-bedaal

 

buufe

 

buuqii

relating to the cheek and mouth buccal

catcher

 

chaar-chobii

 

chaar-yaar

(Lexical) four friends, four companion

chii.n-jhap

 

Da.nka

 

daabbat-ul-arz

(lexical) four-footed land animal, the beast of the earth

daa-ul-asad

leprosy

dabraan

 

daraaz-dast

(Metaphorically) oppressive, tyrannical

daraaz-dum

 

darbaar-e-haram

 

dar-o-baam

wall & terrace, a living place, every corner, home, building

dha.Dam

 

DhaD

 

do-bol

brief talk, the two ayes, i.e. wedding

dub

bear

dubhaashiyaa

knowing, or conversing in, two-tongues, an interpreter

duKHaan-e-dil

smoke of heart, a sigh

duKHtar-e-aaftaab

(met.) red wine

duniyaa

the present life or state of existence

duur karnaa

remove (from), dispel, avert, dismiss, turn someone out

ehdaas

innovation, invention, creation,

e'timaaduddaula

(Literary) on which the government has faith and trust

fasiih

a word or phrase that has eloquence, elegant, polished (language), eloquent

gaav-paikar

ox-figured, one with a bull-like built

gaayatrii

the name of a stanza that has six letters in each verse

gai.nDaa

a round pillow, an instrument to level the ploughed field

Gair-fasiih

 

Gair-mahsuur

 

gandum-numaa-jau-farosh

one who shows wheat and sells barley

ganj-e-shakar

heap of sugar, very sweetly, an appellation of Baba Fariduddin, a Sufi saint

gard-e-yatiimii

the dust of orphaned, means: the trouble at being orphaned, scarcity, helplessness, symbolic: the light of pearl

Gariiba

 

gaT-jo.D

 

gau

 

gauchar

 

generator

a machine that produces electricity

ghan bajaanaa

hammer (something), assail with taunts

ghasiiTaa

dragged, pulled

gho.D-dau.D

horse race

ghoTuu

 

ghuumaa

moved

giraa-pa.Daa

(Textual) lying on the ground

golden-night

 

gosh-ba-gosh

 

gudaazinda

melting

gul-afshaa.n

(Textual) scattering roses, scattering flowers, strewed with flowers, sprinkler

gul-afshaanii

(Textual) showering of flowers, showering of flower petals

gul-baa.ng

note of the nightingale

gul-e-tar

fresh flower, a beloved with a beautiful face

gul-e-ummiid

the flower of hope, the beloved that being wished

guluu-taraash

 

gulzaar

garden of roses

gurz-maar

a (Mohammadan) faqīr who carries a club armed with spikes with which he wounds himself to extort alms

guuh kaa kii.Daa

 

guzaara

living, subsisting

haa.nke-pukaare

aloud, with a loud clear voice, plainly, distinctly, openly, publicly

haajim

 

haajira

traveling woman, refugee women, migrant woman

haashim

(Textual) who breaks bread into broth

haath baa.ndhnaa

beg with folded hands, pray

haath kangan ko aarsii kyaa

obvious truths need no proof, the proof of pudding is in the eating, the thing is as plain as a pikestaff

haathii-chhupvaa.n

 

haathii-Dubaav

enough to drown an elephant, very deep (water)

haaviya

(Textual) a deep and dark place

haazil

 

haazim

(Textual) digestive

haD-vaar

 

haf-nazar

 

haftaad-o-do-tan

 

haft-alvaan

 

haft-harfii

 

haft-josh

(Lexical) seven times boiled or heated

haft-suvar

 

hai.at-e-tabii'ii

 

haihaat

(Textual) begone! far it is from truth! away, (in Urdu) alas, alack-a-day, woe to me!

hajr

separating, dividing, or cutting off; leaving, abandoning, deserting friends or country

hajv

dispraise, reproach

hajv-aaluud

 

halaak-KHor

 

hal-ataa

two words from verse from 25th part of Holy Quran, the very first ayat -' Hal ataka 'hadeethu alghashiyati' that is revealed in the praise of Ahl-e-Bait

ham-aavaaz

at one (with), agreeing together, consonant (with)

ham-aavez

 

hama-biin

 

hama-jaa

 

hamhama

terror, imposingness,

ham-safiir

fellow-songster

hanii

Honey

haramaan

 

har-baaban

 

har-dam

every moment, always

harhar

 

harii-chug

selfish, time-server

har-jaa

everywhere, at every place, on every occasion

harrara

 

hashaashat

 

hasht-o-haft

 

hast

elephant, elephant's trunk

hastii

being, existence, entity

hastii-o-'adam

life and death

hast-niist

yes no, denial and confession

hast-o-buud

(Lexical) what is and was, all that is or was, the present and the past

hatam

Literary: break the front teeth, Urooz: 'mafailun's one of the changed forms

hatau.Daa

sledgehammer, a name of the blacksmith's tool, hammer

hatka.Dii

handcuff, manacles

havaa kii mauj

 

havaa me.n mu'allaq

 

havaa na pahu.nchnaa

 

havaa.ii-qazzaaq

 

havaa-kashii

 

havaa-sudhaar

 

hayyaa-hayyaa

 

haziimat-aashnaa

 

heavyweight

heavyweight

hech-miqdaar

 

hech-miqdaarii

 

herii

Harry

hidaayat-aamoz

a director, a guide

high-jump

 

hilaalain

round brackets ()

hilaal-e-ahmar

the red crescent

hindisa

geometry

hitopadesh

a popular Sanskrit compilation by Vishnu Sharma in which many good things about behavior are told in the form of stories

ho.nTh

lips

hunar-farosh

pedantic, pedant, one who represents and shows his art or skill etc.

hunuud-ahmar

 

ibdaal

change, exchange, substitution

ibrii

 

idlaa'

 

idraakiya

 

if'aal

 

ifk

accusing a woman of infidelity or illicit relations

ifraad

Fiqh: to come out of the harem, tie Umrah's Ihram and complete its mandatory tasks

ifraaq

separation, dissociation, break-up

iftiraash

spreading (the arms) on the ground

iftiraaz

 

iGtitaa

concealment, concealment of lower layers from upper layers

ihkaam

 

ihmiraar

 

ihtivaa

inclusion of all the parts of whole, encirclement

'iid

either of the two Muslim annual festivals

iidaa'

 

iKHlaal

(lexical) hindrance, obstruction

iKHtibaat

craze, mania, paranoia, insanity

ikvaahii

 

ilmaam

committal of a sin

imaamain

 

imaam-e-zamaa.n

Literary: the leader of the time, means: Imam-e-Akhir-uz-Zaman, (Often used in religious literature)

imdaad-e-baahamii

Literary: mutual help, cooperation, Means: way of doing business by forming an association with share capital which is carried out under the supervision of the government under special rules.

imtisaas

drawing out, suction, extraction

i'naat

self-imposed limitation in composing poetry such as avoiding dotted letters

innamaa

 

innii

 

inqisaaf

Literary: mutually separated, means: brittleness, proneness to splinter

insilaaKH

peeling off (skin), separation

intahaa

it ended, finished,used at the end of a text, the end

intilaaq

Literary: act of showing up the face, Means: sunrise, appearing

intiqaadii

critical, related to criticism

intisaam

Literary: blowing of fresh morning wind, Means: pleasant feeling of pleasant air

inzaaj

Literary: ripening (of fruit), cooking, softening meat by cooking, Medical: contaminate the mucus with medicine etc.

iqaala

repudiation of what one said

iqlaab

act of changing, replacing, Phonetics: replace one letter with another

iqraan

union, closeness

irtikaaz

movement of a fetus in the womb

isaabat-e-haq

 

isbaaG

to fulfill, to finish, to get over with

iskaan

tranquillity, solace, consolation, comfort

istaadgii

(penile) erection, firmness

istaKHr

Persepolis, an ancient Persian city

istibaah

legitimization of some illegal or proscribed things for personal reasons, Metaphorically: usurpation, looting

istibdaa

 

istidaad

inveterate habit, addiction

istidraaj

advancing gradually, gradual progress or development

istifraaz

 

istihbaab

being favourite

istihsaaf

 

istihzaa

 

istilaam

uprooting, ruining

istimraa

 

istiqaala

 

istislaah

correction, seeking correction or improvement, especially in relation to poetry or prose

istitbaa'

desire to follow in footsteps, following, succession, Metaphorically: to praise someone in such a way that other praise also comes out of it,

itaar

 

itbaaq

(Literary) arrangement in layers, layer over layer

itissaar

 

iyaas

hopelessness

izlaaq

(lexical) slippage

izraab

(Lexical) turning away from anyone, disobedience

ja.D kaaTnaa

to cut the root, undermine, destroy utterly, destroy

jaa.igiir

 

jaa.nbaaz

daredevil, daring, brave

jaa.n-kaah

heart-breaking, afflicting, soul-exhausting, heart breaking, pathetic, afflicting

jaama ta.ng honaa

 

jaama utaarnaa

 

jaan na bachnaa

 

jaazib-e-haraarat

heat absorbing

jabruut

pride, pomp, omnipotence, dominion, majesty, magnificence

jabz

 

jadii

kid, young goat

jaff-ul-qalam

what has been written by fate will not be altered

jagan-naath

lord of the universe', a name of Vishnu or Krishna, name of a celebrated idol, and of a temple and the surrounding district on the Coromandel coast, near Cuttack, in Orissa, where Vishnu is especially worshipped as Jagannath

jahannam kaa kunda honaa

 

jalb

getting, acquisition, deriving, obtaining

jam

always

jamam

 

janaah-e-vatan

 

janiin

(Lexical) something hidden or unseen, buried

janjaal kii khaal

 

jariim

 

jarra

 

jassaasa

 

javaahir-paara

a piece of a gem (metaphorically) a piece of a beautiful and valuable writing

jazm

amputation

jilf

miser, mean person

jimaa'

(Lexical)

jinsiyat-radiif

 

jo niraa bhau.nraa

basement or cellar (esp. of a castle, etc.) where valuables are kept

jo.Daa uThaanaa

 

juu-e-KHuun

rivulet of blood

juu-e-shiir

(Lexical) a stream of milk

ka.nthaa

rosary, string of beads, prayer beads

kaa'ba

cube

kaale ko khilaanaa

 

kaanii-aa.nkh

 

kaar-kushaa

opening, solving work or problems, doer, one who manages affairs

kabs

filling up (a well or canal)

kafcha-numaa

 

kartaal

a clap, sound produced while clapping

kaun saa

which? which one?

kauth

 

kekaa.uus

the name of ancient Iran's King and Rustam was the his army chief

kha.nDik

 

KHaar-andaaz

 

khanDvii

Literary: in pieces

KHushbuu denaa

 

KHush-daaman

(Literal) pure, chaste, virtuous

khuuTaa

 

kiisak

 

kiraanii

a convert to Christianity, a native Christian, the local who adopted Christianity, the one who one of the parents is Indian and the other is English or European

kiraatnaa

 

kohnii

 

kor-baatin

silly, benighted, inwardly blind or dark

ku.ii

 

kubiida

 

kun-ma-kun

'to be or not to be' famous soliloquy of Shakespeare in 'Hamlet'

kuu-e-muGaa.n

(Lexical) locality of Zoroastrians

kuulhaa

buttock, waist

laasiq

 

lauh-e-mahfuuz

secret tablet on which the destiny of world is recorded

luGat se KHaarij honaa

 

luGatii-alfaaz

 

maadda

essence

maahd

 

maa-lahaq

 

maa'quudaat

 

maa'zuul

(Literary) removed

magas-giir

Literary: the bee catcher, spider, means spider web

maGz-raushan

 

mahaama.ntrii

Prime minister.

mahaamaa.ii

one of the seven sisters who are goddesses of smallpox

mahaa-manDal

a kind of large palanquin for queens

mahzuuf

who is not in sight, hidden, invisible

maide kii lo.ii

lump of superfine flour

mai-KHvaar

lover of wine, sot, drunkard, a person who is habitually drunk

mail

crookedness, curve, desire, interest, dirt, filth, scum, inclination, aptitude, bent of mind, tendency

maimanat-gustar

 

maimanat-luzuum

(Metaphorically) august, salutary, benefited

maimanat-maanuus

 

maimanat-maataa

 

maimuun-tabii'at

 

majruur

Literary: stretched

makaarih

disgusting manners, unpleasant matters

makfuuf

wrapped up in clothes or sheet

malaayik

 

malduud

 

man bhar kaa

 

manhuut

 

mansuur

unbored (pearl),

mantuuq

the caller, the mentioner

maqaam-e-mahmuud

desired status, dignity, position, place of Mehmood, lofty station where the Prophet's Ascension took him

maz.hab

way, course, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or the like

miiKH-zan

(Literary) nail fastener

miiraan

 

miirain

 

min-jumla

from among (many things or persons), from or out of the whole, out of all, among all, of all these, totally, upon the whole

miyaahii

 

moquus

 

mo'tadil

calm, mild, moderate, of middling sort, temperate

mu.nh se adaa karnaa

 

mu'aatafa

 

mu'abbad

 

mufatteh

opening, aperient, deobstruent, one who, or that which, opens, a taker (of towns), a conqueror

mufattit

 

muftaraq

Literary: made a difference, Metaphorically: disruptive, one who creates enmity between two friends

muGlaq

difficult (word), abstruse, intricate, obscure (text)

muhannad

(word) given Hindi or Urdu form

muhimma-daftarii

 

muhmal

ungoverned, not managed or directed

mujtas

 

mulaabasat

(Lexical) mixing (in), the mixing together (of a transaction), similarity

mullaa-gug

 

mullaa-zaada

 

multazim

a toll-gatherer, place for prayer near southern corner of Ka'aba

mulziq

 

munazza'

 

munsarimii

interim position

muqassab

 

muraa'aat

consideration, assistance, privileges, concessions

muraffal

 

musammata

consonant

mustalah

the word that is made to represent a particular literary or artistic sense, idiom, technical term, terminology

mutakabbir

(Textual) the one great merit, a characteristic name of God

muttahid-ul-mafhuum

having same meaning, synonym

muu.nh

 

muusal ban kar girnaa

 

muushigaafii

hair-splitting, discernment, nit-picking, criticism, minuteness of detail, punctiliousness

muvallad

a non-Arab who was grown up in Arabia, the non-Arabic word used by the Arabs in their writings

naa.ir

 

naafiraana

 

naahiid-zeb

 

naasif

 

naateh

 

naatiq-tasviir

 

nabii

nabi, prophet, revealer or interpreter of God's word, Prophet

nabii-mujtabaa

 

nabz-giir

 

nafasii

one's own self

nafsii-nafsii

Each one for himself

nahnu-aqrabu

excerpt from Holy Quran-"nahnu aqrab ileyhi min hablil wareed" "i am in your jugular vein"

naho

 

nahsain

 

nahs-e-asGar

 

nahva

 

naina lagaanaa

 

najd

(Literary) high ground or land, name of the higher part of Arabia

nak-baal

a favourite, one held in great affection

namak-aafrii.n

 

namak-bez

 

namak-paash

one who taunts

namak-shuda

 

nam-diida

having moist eyes, weeping, moist eyes, wet, damp

nam-giiraa

canopy, awning

nam-naak

moist, damp

namruud

(History) Nimrod (a king who is said to have cast Abraham into the fire)

naqaab-bardosh

 

nar-pat

 

nasb

fixing, planting, establishment

nasi.ii

 

nasr

(Lexical) scattered thing

nasr-KHvaa.n

 

nasr-KHvaanii

 

nassaaKH

 

nau-aamoKHta

 

nau-baar

 

nau-biyaahataa

newly married

nauchandii

 

nau-Gunchagii

 

nau-kashiid

 

nau-lakhaa

of the value of nine lakh rupees

naumii-kaif

 

nau-paidaa

new born, that just born or produced

nau-pairaasta

 

nau-raat

 

nau-ras

newly-mellowed fruit

nau-rasiida

 

nau-roz-e-'aalma-afroz

(Literary) celebration that illuminating world

nau-tau.D

 

nau-tauba

 

nau-vaz'

 

navaa-sanj

one emitting a sound, playing on music, singing, singer, musician, player

naviid-e-jaa.n-fizaa

literary: soul pleaser, good news, Metaphorically: great news, auspicious information that gives happiness to life

nav-ra.ng

new style, manner or mode

nazar-karda

 

nazr par haath rakhnaa

 

neza-daar

armed with a spear, spearman

nibattar

 

nigo.Daa

wretch, wretched or miserable person, helpless or unfortunate person

nigraan

invigilator

niilambar

(face, dress) of blue colour

niilguu.n

azure, dark blue, bluish, cerulean

nikat

 

nir-bichaar

 

nir-Thor

 

nisaar

money given away as alms on festive occasions

nisaar

money given away as alms on festive occasions

nishaanaa

mark, target

nishaan-giir

 

nishaat-KHaatir

 

nochan

 

nok-pan

 

nubuuG

 

nujuum-daanii

 

numaayashii

 

numuu-e-paziir

appearing, manifesting, growing, increasing

nusKHa-e-kiimiyaa

 

nutfa-e-shaitaan

 

paa.nv dhulaanaa

 

paa.nv dhulvaanaa

 

paa.nv kaa baanaa utarvaanaa

 

paa.nv pha.nsnaa

 

paa.nv phailaanaa

to be full length, or at ease, to raise one's demands, to be importunate, to be insatiable, to insist, be obstinate, to be exacting

paa.nv sahlaanaa

 

paa-ba-gil

one whose feet are covered in mud, one who cannot walk, helpless,

paa-daraaz

stretched legs

paa-e-daan

footrest, place of taking off shoes in assembly etc

paa-e-raftan-na-jaa-e-maa.ndan

utter helplessness

paa-e-tarsa

a wine glass of a Christian

paakob

(Lexical) jumper

paalaa.ish

filtration, abundance

paalaagan

touching the feet (a gesture of reverence), the act of prostration, reverence, respect

paalaagii

 

paalaaguu.n

 

paalaan-parast

one who ignores basics and emphasizes the details

paalunj

 

paa-mard

powerful, resolute, determined, courageous

paanii bah jaanaa

 

paanii kaa baal

figment of one's imagination

paasaa ulTaa pa.Dnaa

 

paashiidnii

able to scatter, divisible

paa-shikasta

broken-footed, helpless, dead tired, powerless, resourceless, disabled

paat kha.Daknaa

a leaf to rattle, Literally: Making sounds of dried leaves, Metaphorically: the sound of rustle

pachhal-paa.ii

wicked woman, ominous

pad-kamal

 

padmaa

an epithet of Lakshmi

paikar-e-KHaakii

form of dust (human being), body made of dust

paivand-e-KHaak honaa

be dead and buried, to be placed (a dead body) in a tomb

pakkaa-ghar

well-built strong house, Metaphorically: prison

pancham

(Music) high-pitched note, soprano, treble

panj-dast

 

panj-dastii

 

panj-roza

(Metaphorically) temporary, transient

par kaTnaa

 

par lenaa

 

par qalam honaa

 

par taulnaa

(of a bird) be ready to fly, be ready to act

paraayaa-jurm

 

parda pa.Dnaa

curtain to be let fall, to be concealed, to be veiled or covered (by)

parda-kushaa

revealer of secrets, one who exposes

parda-soz

a defamer, revealer of secrets, dispelling shyness

par-fishaa.n

one who flutters wings, flapping or dropping the wings, the one who gives up worldly luxuries, landing of the airplane

pasiinaa suukhnaa

 

paTTaa

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

patthar rolnaa

 

peshaanii par 'araq aanaa

(Lexical) to sweat on forehead

pesh-andaaz

 

pesh-manaa'at

 

phu.ng par cha.Dhaanaa

 

pidram sultaan buud

my father was a king, boasting of one's great ancestors

pisar-e-nuuh

vicious progeny of the virtuous (allusion to Noah's renegade son)

pishaach

a savage, barbarous person

piTaa

a belt, sash or strap and badge of service, a board on which Hindus sit while eating or performing religious ceremonies, a deed of lease, a horse's girth, a wooden club or cudgel, baldric (for sword or other piece of equipment), dog-collar, lock of (man's) hair, muscle, the sport of fighting with wooden clubs or sticks

prem-saagar

ocean of love, i.e. a name of God, the name of the tenth part or chapter of the Bhagavata Purana, which records the love of Krishna

puraanii-choT

 

purandar

(Lexical) fortress, destroyer

pur-maGz

(of a text, etc.) having substance, meaningful, full of wisdom, brainy, cerebral

pur-ra.ng

Literary: colourful, Metaphorically: active, vivid

pur-sitam

tyrannical

putlii kaa taaraa

apple of an eye

puur-e-sadaf

a pearl

puur-e-taak

(met.) the cup-bearer

qariir

Literary: cold eye, Metaphorically: coldness (of eyes)

qass

 

qiyaan

 

qizilbaash

one of the red capped soldiers who helped establishing the Safavid dynasty in Iran

raaqis

 

saaGar chhalkaanaa

 

sabzaa

 

sahiihain

 

samar aanaa

to bear fruit

sarii'

quick, fast, making haste, swift

saubaan

coming back, returning, name of a slave of Prophet Mohammed

sehr-e-halaal

(fig.) charming and eloquent in poetry and speech

shafatii

 

shamsii-qamarii

(lit.) 'solar and lunar', a term applied to a perquisite taken by the officers of government, being the difference between the pay for a lunar and solar month, a monthly period of three or four days during which the female attendants in the women's apart

sher-bahaa

 

shiis

Literary: God's gift, The name of a Prophet who was the third child of Prophet Adam, because Kabil had killed Habil, therefore Allah gave him as a replacement for him

sunaa.ii

(one) believing in two gods

suraah

unadulterated, pure

suurat baa.ndhnaa

to assume the form or shape (of), to represent a picture or scene

taa.D kaa jhaa.D

 

taa.nbaa de jaanaa

 

ta'aakkus

echo

ta'aalaa

Almighty, exalted, most high

Taal

baldness (due to old age), bell for animal's neck, evasion, putting aside, deferment, stack (of wood), heap of grain, grass, etc, timber or firewood yard or shop

taa'liiq

attachment, footnote, hanging, suspension, imitation, resemblance

ta'ammul

Literary: to be implemented, do work, Metaphorically: effort, struggle

taa-qayaamat

literary: up to dooms day, metaphorically: for a long time

ta'aqqud

nodulation

taa'riiz

opposing, objecting

taa'riya

exposure, revealing, divulging

taa'viiz kii Dorii

 

ta'avvuz

 

tabaarak-allaah

(reciting in praise) the most high, holy, blessed, and glorious God

tabsira

review, comment, criticism

tadKHiin

Therapy: local or general bathing of medicated fumigant vapor or smoke, sulfur and mercury are used exclusively for this purpose.

tafarrus

shrewdness, discernment, intuitive perception

tafviif

 

tafziil-e-baa'z

comparative degree (of adjectives)

tafziil-e-kul

superlative degree (of adjectives)

tafziil-e-nafsii

positive degree (of adjectives)

tagaab

 

tahakkum

command, authority, power

tahriik paidaa karnaa

 

tahriimaat

things that are prohibited in a society or religion

tahriir-e-guluu

 

taht-ul-hanak

Literal: under the chin, Metaphorically: an art of making turban in which one of its end pulls out from under the chin

tahviya

ventilation

tajallii-gaah

place for light

tajallii-zaar

lightening

tajliya

removing rust by rubbing, polishing, brightening

taKHliiq-kaar

creator, originator, writer, litterateur, writer, author, inventor, painter

taKHta-e-siimaab

 

taKHta-e-tarbii'

 

taKHta-e-zaa'faraan

 

taKHt-e-gul

bed of roses

taksiif

making dense, condensation

talavvun

fickleness, fluctuation (of mood), irresolution, indecisiveness

talfiif

wrapping up, enveloping, winding, convolution, whorl, spire

talKH-o-shiirii.n

textual: bitter and sweet, metaphorically: good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant, good and evil

talvaar kii dhaar

the sharpen of sword, Metaphorically: danger, risk

talvaar vaalaa haath

 

tamaaruj

 

tamaayul

 

tamazzuq

rupture, tearing, laceration

tanaavul-maa-hazar

(polite request to guest) eat whatever is offered by the host, Metaphorically: to take food

tanaazur

range of vision

tanazzul

demotion, decline, fall, decay, degradation

tang-to.D

 

tantar

increasing, spreading

tanviim

hypnotism, sleeping condition brought on by suggestion or direction

taqliib

(Lexical) changing

taraash-KHaraad

 

tarjii'

(Lexical) causing to return or recur

tark-e-muvaalaat

boycott, non-cooperation

tarqiit

 

tasaaduf

 

tasalluKH

skinning of a slaughtered animal

tasannun

following 'Sunnah', confirming or to or fallowing sunnah a 'Sunnah'

tashaa'ub

branching, grouping, formation of group

tashkiil-e-siirat

disposition to take form

tashviya

 

tasmii'

 

tastiir

ruling, delineating

tasviid

blackening, rough draft

tasviir-aazarii

 

tat'iim

grafting, vaccination

tauba

penitence, renunciation, repentance, vowing to sin no more,

taujiih

cause, justification, explanation, causation, excuse, ascribe

tauqaan

desire, strong wish

taushiih

adorning, decorating

tavaarii

 

tavaatur

following, in succession, continuation

tavarruk

 

taviselii

 

tayammum

purifying oneself before prayers with sand or dust where water is not available

tazaad-ul-'amal

 

tazaariis

 

teG saan par rakhnaa

 

teG sahnaa

 

tel kii kaan

 

tez-a.ngaar

 

tez-dandaa.n

Literary: the one who have sharp teethes, Metaphorically: greedy,

tezii-guftaar

 

thaa.ng

hideout (of thieves, etc.), track or den of thieves, clue, trace, trace of stolen property, thong

tidaraa

a house or building with three doors

tiiragii-e-chashm

blindness

tirkunaa

 

Topii vaalaa

one who dons or sells caps

tribenii

a place in Allahabad (India) where three rivers (the Ganges, Jamuna and Sarasvati) unite

tufangii-suuraaKH

 

tunuk-aabii

shallowness, running out of water

tura.ii kaa saa phuul

 

tuu.ii

thou,you-half of me and you of duality

tyaag

divorce, leaving, quitting, abandoning, abdication, renunciation, relinquishment

u.Dtaa hu.aa

 

u.nglaanaa

 

udhe.Dbun

deep thinking, to be involved/worried

uduu

 

ufuq-e-mubii.n

(Sufism) an enlightened heart

uljhaav

complication, imbroglio , strife

ulTe baa.ns barelii

 

ulTii kabiir kii

 

ulTii-saifii

charm or spell that harms the charmer, curse which rebounds

umanaa

heirs of a property

ummahaat-e-siflii

the five basic elements- fire, water, air, sky and Earth

umm-ul-bilaad

 

ummul-KHabaa.is

liquor, alcohol

umm-ul-quraa

Mother of cities, Makkah

umm-ul-valad

mother of a son

umuur-e-'aamma

works related to the interest of the general public

upaa.ng

 

upaT

crack that appears in the ground after water has dried

urziyya

 

uThnaa

(a shop or business) be closed

utrii khalii baldiyo.n jog

one is ignored after one's heyday is over

uttarharii

 

uu.Daa-baa.Dii

 

vaa.ii

Sindhi Sufi musical form of poetry

vaa'da-e-nusrat

(literally) the promise of victory and victory; (fig.) the promise that Allah Almighty made to Islam and Muslims and fulfilled in the field of Badr (promised victory which is in Surah Al-Fath of Qur'an Al-Hakim)

vaadiid

double checking, review

vaadii-e-aiman

valley of Mount Sinai where Moses had the beatific vision, the Sinai peninsula

vaaGil

 

vaaguzaar

released, set free

vaaguzaar karaanaa

get redeemed (property), to disengage the property etc from mortgage, to redeem one's property from another's possession

vaakaa

 

vaako

 

vaalaa

exalted in dignity, high, eminent, respectable, superior, forming nouns and adjectives, inhabitant, master, lord, owner, wallah, agent, keeper

vaal-'aadiyaat

 

va-'alaikum

 

vaalid-e-maajid

respected father, respected father

vaamaa.nda

heir,

vaamaandagii

lagging behind, tiredness, fatigue

vaam-daar

an epithet of any beautiful woman

vaarasta

carefree, freed, escaped, delivered, virtuous, unconcerned, careless

vaarastagii

deliverance, freedom, salvation, liberation

vaaris-e-parvez

the successor of Khusrau Parwez, symbolic: wealthy and rich

vaashaad

happy, cheerful

vahaabii

Wahhabi, an Arab reformer, one who is a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect

vahn

weakening, enervating

vahsh

a wild beast, wild animals, wilderness

vahshat-aavar

 

vahshat-afzaa

evoking madness, fear extender

vahshii ko raam karnaa

to tame an animal

vahya

divine revelation, anything (divine) suggested

vaisheshik

 

vajabat

 

valii

saint, holy man

valii-'ahd

heir apparent, crown prince

valiid

 

valii-raa-valii-mii-shanaasad

a man knows man

vallaah

by God (in swearing), by God, on oath

vallaah billaah

by God

vallaahu aa'lamu bissavaab

God knows the truth, God knows the facts, God knows best( Arabic phrase used in Urdu), only Allah knows the fact

vallaahu-aa'lam

"only God knows better" usually said after stating a fact, God knows

vande-maataram

Mother, I bow to thee, initial words of a nationalist poem by the Bengali poet Bankam Chandra Chattopadhyay, national song of India

vaqfa-daar

 

vaqs

 

vaqt-aashnaa

 

vaqt-paimaa.ii

 

var

blessing, request to God for something

varaqcha

a lamella

varaq-dar-varaq

leaf after leaf, page after page, on every page

variid

vein

varqaa.n

pages, agreements

vasaayat

advice, recommendation

vashshams

Sun

vasiim

handsome, comely

vasiyyat

will, testament, legacy, bequest

vasl haasil karnaa

 

vaslat

meeting, conjunction, joining, conjugal union, connexion, a link or bond of union

vasq

gathering together, heaping up, collecting, driving

vassalaam

and peace be on you, goodbye, may peace be upon you too

vatii

copulation (by male)

vaz'

procedure, conduct, situation, state, condition

vaz'-e-hamal

childbirth, delivery

vazn

reputation, honour, value, importance, worth

vedaant

Vedanta, a system of Hindu philosophy based on the Vedas

vifaadat

coming, arriving as an ambassador

vilaayat-e-faqiiha

 

viraam

leaving off, cessation, rest, repose, discontinuance (of working, speaking, &c.);

visaada

a tuft of medicated cotton

visaal-ul-'anaasir

(Literary) combination of substances

visha.ii

 

vishaaya

 

vishnu

a pure or pious man

vishnuu-avtaar

 

vision

 

vujuud-ul-vujuud

 

vuquuf

stay, standing still

vuzuu

sacred ablution performed before prayer, and which consists in washing, first the hands, then the mouth inside, then throwing water on the forehead, washing the whole face, the arms, and lastly the feet)

walkie

theirs, his, hers

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