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رِثائی

غم اور موت سے متعلق، ماتمی

ظَرْف

برتن

تِہائی

کسی چیز کے تین حصّوں میں سے ایک حصّہ، تیسرا حصّہ، ثُلث

لَعْنَت

لعن، پھٹکار، نفریں

قَہْر ڈھانا

کسی پر کوئی آفت لانا، ظلم کرنا، قہر توڑنا

مَزدُور

اجرت پر محنت و مشقت کا کام کرنے والا، تجارت اور صنعت کے شعبوں میں جسمانی محنت کا کام کرنے والا، دوسروں کے کھیتوں میں اجرت پر کام کرنے والا، محنت فروش

چَلے نَہ جائے آنگَن ٹیڑھا

کام کا سلیقہ نہ ہونے کے سبب دوسرے کو الزام دینا

آگے ناتھ نَہ پِیچھے پَگا

جس کے آگے پیچھے کوئی نہ ہو، جس کا اپنا کوئی نہ ہو، لا ولد، لاوارث، اکیلا دم

ساحِر

جادوگر، ٹونے ٹوٹکے کرنے والا

کُڑمائی

شادی کا پیغام، شادی طے کرنا، رشتہ کرنا

نَظَر بَھر دیکھنا

بھرپور نظر سے دیکھنا، غور سے دیکھنا

خواجَہ تاش

ایک مالک کے دو یا زیادہ غلاموں یا نوکروں میں سے ہر ایک (ایک دوسرے کے لیے)

مَیّا

کرم، مہربانی، عنایت، رحم

قَفَس

(پرندوں كا) پنجرا، كابک

حسنِ طَلَب

کسی شے کو اشارہ اور کنایہ سے مانگنا، مثلاً کسی کی گھڑی پسند آئے تو اس کی تعریف کرنا

بَسَر

گزر، گزران، نباہ

بَسَر اَوْقات

زندگی کے دن (کسی نہ کسی طرح) کاٹنے کا عمل، گزر بسر، معاش و معیشت، گزران، گزر اوقات، گزارہ، رفع ضرورت، وجہ معیشت، قوت بسری، پرورش، روٹی کا سہارا

مُنْتَشِر

بکھرنے والا، پھیلنے والا، پراگندہ، بے ترتیب، تتربتر

پِنَک

وہ غنودگی یا اون٘گھ جو افیون یا پوست کے ڈوڈے وغیرہ یا کسی اور نشہ کے استعمال سے ہوتی اور اس میں گردن جھکی رہتی ہے یا آدمی اون٘دھ جاتا ہے، پینک

آنکھ اوٹ پَہاڑ اوٹ

جو چیز آنکھ کے سامنے نہ ہو اگر وہ قریب ہو تب بھی دور ہے

Words tagged under "Music"

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

a.Daanaa

name of a music (khyaal)

a.ng

a limb, joint, part (of body)

a.ngrezii-baajaa

band

aa aa karnaa

(music) do practice for singing, start singing

aa.D

anything natural or man-made behind which one can hide, cover, covert, hide, screen, fence, wall

aa.Daa-chautaala

 

aa.D-kivaa.D

 

aadaap

 

aahang

intention, purpose, manner, method

aahut

oblation, a burnt offering

aaroh

 

aarohii

rising notes in South Asian classical music

aas lagaanaa

 

aasaa

desire

aasaavarii

a kind of pigeon, a kind of silken and silver cloth

aastaa.ii bharnaa

 

aatiit

 

'aatilla

word without diacritical points

aavaan

times, seasons

aavaaz kaa khaTkaa

 

aavaaz kaa pallaa

hearing distance, range or reach of voice, earshot

aavaaz la.Dnaa

 

aavaaz lagaanaa

(of a hawker) to cry out, (of a beggar) to beg, to call for alms

aavaaz lagnaa

 

aavaaz me.n pattii lagnaa

 

aavaaz me.n pech denaa

 

aavaaz milaanaa

 

aavaaz ukha.Dnaa

 

aavaaz uThaanaa

Music: singing a song in high volume, singing in high tunes

abhog

useless, futile, unenjoyed

abiirii

blackish red, reddish colored

achal-sur

 

achal-ThaaTh

 

aDaanaa

a raga sung late in the night

addhaa

half in quantity

adhaanaa

 

aiman

auspicious, fortunate, happiest

'ajam

all other people except the Arabs, non-Arabian land, especially Persia

akshatii

 

ala.nkaar

jewel, gem, ornament, decoration, embellishment

alaapan

 

alaap-chaarii

act of modulating the voice prior to singing, tuning the voice preparatory to singing

ambaadii

 

amrohii

descending scale, reverse sol-faing

anaagat

rare, novel, unique

andaaza

conjecture

andaulat

 

anhad-naad

 

ansh

part, portion

antraa

intermediate

aphroktaa

 

auj

high rank, ascendancy, highest position, rank or dignity

aukharshan

 

auzaan

weights, parameter

ba.Daa.D

flock of laden oxen

ba.D-hans

 

ba.Dhat

gradually increasing in tempo, accelerando

ba.ndhaan

 

ba.ngaalii

relating, or pertaining, to Bengal

baa.nT

a deal, allotment, portion, share, distribute, division, distribution, weight

baada

price that should be increased from the original

baadii

flatulence, flatulency

baayaa.n

left

bachhaar

 

baD.hans

name of a musical raga

badhan

 

bahaadurii

courage, gallantry, heroism, chivalry, valour, boldness, bravery

bahaar

beauty, glory, splendour, elegance, flourishing

bahr-e-usuul

(in music) a note, a tune

bandish

ban, band, binding, knot, the act or state of tying, closure

baraaraa

(music) first note of Raga Megh

baraarii

forest, desert

barat-paabat

(Music) one of the twenty-two types of Gamak that mixed with other rhyme due to a special process

barnaatii

 

barvaa

name of a ragini or mode in music by which deer and serpents are said to be tamed

basant

spring season,

batiira

an Indian musical instrument with a part resembling a duck's neck

baTmanjarii

 

bhaag

destiny, fortune, luck, kismet, fate, lot

bhaarii

(of food) stodgy, indigestible

bhanak

inkling

bhavaanii

a Hindu goddess, epithet of the wife of Shiva or Mahadeva

bhiim-rut

 

bhuuk

capacity, space

bhuupaal

 

bhuupaalii

a musical raga

bihaag

a musical raga

bihaag.Daa

one of the raags or musical modes

bilaavlii

name of a ragini or minor mode in music

bilamb

delay, long stay, slowness, tardiness

bilampat

 

biraagii

ascetic, one who has renounced world

biraam

rest, repose, stoppage, stillness

birahans

 

biram

 

bishaa.ng

 

biyaadii

 

bol-baa.nT

 

cha.Dhaav-utaar

 

cha.Dhii

rise, ascend, climb, board

cha.Dhii-utrii

 

cha.nkla

 

chaa.ndnii

a kind of white flower, Tabernaemontana coronaria, anything white and shining, a white cloth spread upon a carpet, white cloth sheet spread over floor or rug

chaachar-taal

 

chaargaah

a peculiar melody in Iranian music

chaar-kalaa

 

chaar-lakh

 

chaar-taal

a kind of tambourine note

chaar-zarb

sensible, intelligent, shrewd (a slave)

chahaar-usuul

 

chalat-phirat

agility, style of movement, moving and walking about

chaltii-phirtii

sprightly, naughty, playful

chandrakalaa

sixteenth part of the lunar diameter

chau-maas

four months, lands tilled during the four months of the rainy season and prepared for the rabīʻ sowing

chau-taalaa

a beat in music

chauth

the fourth part

chauto.Dii

 

chhaayaa-naT

 

chhii.D

thinning out of crowd

chhorii

girl, lass

chhuuT

exemption, release, liberation

chind-taal

 

chipak

stickiness, adhesiveness, clamminess

chokhii

sharp (tone in music)

chuul

joints of a bedstead

compose

compose

compose karnaa

 

Da.D

 

Daa.nD

bamboo with flat blade to row the boat, oar

daara.ng

 

daastaan

tale, story, fable

dafaalii

a tambourine player, a kind of faqir who always plays upon the daf or tambourine

dahaal

 

dam

ambition, blood, life spirit, breath or blast (of a furnace or oven), breath, vital air, cheerfulness, pleasure, coaxing, wheedling, courage, deception, trickery, draught of water, person, people, dum, stewing or simmering over a slow fire, edge (of a swo

damal

 

dam-saaz

agreeing (with, se), concordant, consenting, harmonious, intimate, familiar

dantan diin tiin

 

dantan din tin

 

darbaarii

courtier, one entitled to a seat in the royal court, one who attends royal court

darut

 

dast-gaah

understanding, knowledge, command, reach, strength

dhaa

sixth note of the Indian classical music, scale

dhaa lagaanaa

 

dhaanii

light green colour

dhaivat

 

dham

loud noise (as of a drum, etc.)

dhamaar

 

dhammaal-taal

 

dhannaa

Wealthy

dhansarii

 

Dhayyaa

 

dhii

understanding, wisdom, intellect, mind, intelligence, sense

dhiimaa sur

contralto

dhilaa.ng

 

dhun

any absorbing thought, assiduity, perseverance, obsession, passion, desire

dhunii

epithet of the Deity

dig

 

diin-tiin

 

do-gaanaa

a song sung by two singers, song sung by two persons, duet

do-naa.ii

 

do-taal

 

durgaa

name of a Hindu goddess

dut

begone! away with you!

faarsii

the Persian language

ga.nThnaa

 

gaa

third note of musical gamut

gaa.ndhaar

vermilion

gaab-dahaar

 

gaajaa-baajaa

sound or clang of several musical instruments, band of music, music (vocal and instrumental)

Gaara

 

gaddaa

mattress

gahak

wave of enthusiasm or excitement, stir

gaj-dhar

 

gale me.n haDDii na honaa

 

gale me.n haDDii nahii.n

 

gandhaaraa

the region between River Kabul and River Indus, Gandhara, an ancient kingdom located in present-day Pakistan

gandhaarii

 

ganj-daar

 

gat

end, salvation, funeral rites

gat baa.ndhnaa

 

gau.D

 

gau.D-saara.ng

a Raga in Indian classical music sung just before the afternoon

gavasht

 

Gazaal

a young deer, a fawn, a young delicate person

ghanTii-tarang

 

ghar uThnaa

 

gharaanaa

house, dynasty, descent

ghor kaa taar

 

giitaar

 

Ginaa.ii-tarsiim

 

Ginaa.iya

musical drama, opera

giTkirii lenaa

give trill to the voice, trill, shake, quaver

go.nD

a low-caste Hindu tribe inhabiting the Vindhyachal range in central India

go.nD-malaar

 

gonD-kalii

 

gonD-saarang

 

gosha

corner, angle,closet, privacy, (in journalism) a special section (in a newspaper or magazine) devoted to a special purpose or personality, hermit's cell, end (of), horn (of bow)

gosha-e-azal

(in Music) name of a Raga

grah

a planet which according to Hindu astrology affects fortunes, it is nine like Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Rahu, Ketu (Rahu and Ketu are imaginary)

gul-e-naGma

the best melody of all, the finest feature of a melody

gunDe-daar-aavaaz

 

gur

fine point, point of wit, unusual manner or method, sure-fire way, artful manner

gur-biraam

 

gur-darat

 

haath nikaalnaa

 

haathii-chi.nghaa.D

 

halkaa-phulkaa

comforting, soothing

hamaariyaa

 

hamiir

 

han

gold, wealth

hans

swan

hanuumaan-mat

 

harmonium

a musical instrument with a keyboard that makes sounds when metal reeds (= thin pieces) are made to vibrate by air that is forced past them by pressure

harmony

 

hastak

 

hath-taal

 

havaa

atmosphere

hem-kalyaan

a kind of melody in Hindustani classical music

hiir

essence, elemental part, pith, gist, manure, fibre of certain kinds of wood, Ranjha's beloved in the famous Punjabi romantic folk tale Heer Ranjha, vigour, energy

hijaaz

something that intervenes, barrier or obstacle, a barrier, or anything similar, by which two things are separated

hijaazii

inhabitant of Hijaaz (city)

hinDol

name of a ragor musical mode sung in spring in the early morning

hisaar

besieging, encompassing, surrounding

horii

a kind of Indian raga that is similar to dhurpad

husainii

of or relating to Imam Husain

iinDavii

(Music) a roll, coil, or ring of cloth which is used to keep kettle-drums

ikshobnii

 

isfahaan

isfahan, name of city in Iran

isfahaanak

 

israaj

stringed musical instrument of Bengal

ja.nglaa

fence, railing, enclosure, small window

ja.nglaat

 

jaat

caste, tribe, lineage, family, clan, class, rank, sect, son, male issue, sort, nature, votive offering

jaavat

 

jait

 

jaldhar

 

jatar

 

jatii

 

jaunpurii

a musical raga attributed to Sultan Hussain Sharqi, ruler of the kingdom of Jaunpur in North India

jhan

jingling, clanking, clash (of arms, swords, etc.)

jhanjoTii lenaa

 

jhap-taal

a beat of tabla

jhaTaan

 

jhiil

(music) bass, piano, pianissimo

jho.nk

mindlessness, mental preoccupation, thrust in

jhumrii

Music: a traditional Raga, a type of folklore

jinsiyat-surii

 

jo.D

addition, combination, sum, total, equal, match, pair

jo.Daa

couple, pair, counterpart, mate, consort (wife or husband), partner, alloy, pair of shoes or socks, suit of clothes, especially bridal dress

jogiyaa

like a yogi or pertaining to be a yogi

jor

 

jugnii

a kind of ornament or jewelry

ka.D

the seeds of a plant whose oil is extracted

kaa.n.Daa

one-eyed

kaa.nTaa

thorn, fishing hook, fork, fish-bone, hand (of watch or clock), weighing scale, pointer (of balance)

kaafii

sufficient, adequate, enough

kaafii-ThaaTh

 

kaal

age, era, time

kaala.ng.Daa

a raga in Indian classical music

kaala.nkan

 

kaamod

a classical musical raga

kaamodii

a Raga sung in late night

kaamolak

 

kaan-rasii

 

kachhlii

 

kachhuvaa

(Music) a kind of musical insturment which is very similar to guitar

kaharvaa

(Music) a rhythm in Indian classical music

kakubh-bilaaval

 

kampit

Music: a rule of raga or ragini songs, under which the sound has to be comes with vibration

kam-suraa

 

kamuud

a composition of hindol raga

kamuudanii

 

kankalii

 

kanTh

neck, throat, windpipe, larynx, Adam's apple, voice, bosom, immediate proximity, committed to memory

kardohaa

 

karnaaTak

players or jugglers from the Carnati

kartaal

a clap, sound produced while clapping

kataa

 

kaTaarii

a small dagger

kathaakalii

kathakali, name of a classical dance

kau.nd

flash of lightning etc., brightness, dazzling light, dazzle

kaukaba

cavalcade, procession

kedaaraa

(Music) a Ragini of Deepak Raga and a Raga of Kalyan Thaath

kedaarii

(Music) Kedari, a Raga of Deepak Ragini

kha.Daa-sur

 

kha.Dii-taal

 

kha.nd

 

kha.ndaane pa.Dnaa

 

KHaarij-az-aaha.ng

out of tune or rhythm, disharmonious, unmusical

khammaach

name of a classical raga

KHamsa

of or related to five, quintet, five

kharaj

bass (in music)

khaTak

anxiety, fear

khaTkaa

anxiety, concern

khem

well being, welfare

KHol

case, sheath, cover, shell, skeleton, mask

KHulaasa

apparent, evident, summary, explanation, in short, selected, finest, wide, open, plain,

khule haath se

 

khule-bol

 

KHush-aahang

melodious, sweet-voiced

khuu.nTii

central pin (of a hand-mill), clothes peg, hanger, knob (of guitar), root of the hair, stubble (of beard)

khuukar

 

kidaaraa

name of a musical raga

kirtarii

 

komal

a low note (of musical scale)

kriyaa

to take an oath, to swear (by)

kurdii

 

kusl

 

kuuba

 

kuuchak

diminutive, small, little, diminutive; younger, junior

kuusat

 

kuusum

 

kuuT-taan

 

lachchhe-daar

curly, shred-like, literally full of reels, skeins of thread, full of flattery, circumspect, entangled, round about

lachchii

reel, skein of thread

lagnii

small copper or brass tray

lahn

voice, musical note, modulation, melody

lahraa bajaanaa

 

lahraa u.Daanaa

 

lai-kaar

a kind of instrument that used to maintain the rhythm

lailii

Of or relating to night, nocturnal, one who does anything by night

lakh

one hundred thousand, lakh

laraz

Waver, shake

lau

attachment, love, longing, craving, ardent desire, attention, deep meditation, ear lobe, flame

liilaavatii

 

ma.ngal

good luck, auspiciousness

ma.njiiraa

a kind of cymbals, musical instrument consisting of two small brass cups tied together with string and played upon by striking one against the other

maa

fourth note of the musical gamut

maa.nD

a class of songs peculiar to Marwar region of India

maadhau

 

maaja

 

maalasrii

name of a ragini or particular musical mode or scale

maalau

 

maaler

 

maalkos

name of a raga of classical music

maalva

 

maamuur

appointed, commissioned, commanded

maara

 

maarg

road, course, path, way, highway

maarjanii

a sound of medium tone in music

maaruu

a kind of round brinjal, Solanum melongena, musical instrument played to rally troops

maa'ruufii

 

maaThaa

cowardly, weak, slow, dull

maatraa

a vowel-symbol, the upper or horizontal limb of the Nagari characters

maddham

dull, faint, faded (as colour)

maddham-sur

low note

maddham-ThaaTh

 

madh

middle, centre

madh-maad

 

madhyaa

middle, central

madumaadh

 

maidaan

area, sphere

majiidii

The coin of the Abdulmajid's period of the Turkey, which was almost equal to two rupees ten paise, a Arabian coin

malaar

name of a ragini, or musical mode, sung during the rains

malhaar

a classical raga sung during the rain

malhaarii

 

mandaa

slowness, languidness, slackness, decrease, diminution, abatement, dulness (of a market), depression (of trade), cheapness

manglaa

related to Mangal, fortunate, lucky

man-viinaa

 

maqaam

status, dignity, position, place, location,occasion, opportunity, situation, encampment, halt

marGuul

 

marGuula-sanj

 

masak

ladder or run in a cloth due to break in or loosening of, a tear, rent, pinch, squeeze

mausimii-raag

 

mazaahrii

 

miinD

 

milaan

the bringing together or into contact

milaanaa

bring together, join, unite, compare (with), introduce two or more people to each other, mix, combine, blend, mingle, synchronize, reconcile, adjust, fit

milaap

connection, intercourse, embracing, meeting, union, reconciliation, peace, pacification, union, friendship

milaavaT

mixing, mingling, mixture

misharmel

 

miyaa.n kii ToDii

 

mizraab

a flat triangular piece to play sitar or other stringed instruments, fiddle-stick, plectrum

mohila

 

mor

peacock, ant

mor-biin

 

mor-chhan

Fainting, swooning.

mufassal

analysed (as speech), explained distinctly or in detail, clear, plain, division of a district, full, detailed

muhraa

the front, van, vanguard

mujiib

one who listens to or grants, one who responds, one who accepts

mukh.Daa

face, countenance

mukhaarii

a female singer, especially one who sings Raga Bhairava

mukhruutii

 

mukh-taal

Music: the sound which is comes out from the singer

multaanii

Of or belonging to Multan, Armenian bole, yellow ochre

mun'im

liberal, generous, benefactor, rich, wealthy, beneficent

murkii

a kind of earring, usually worn by men, ear lobe

murkii lagaanaa

 

murkiyaa.n

Music: plural of 'Murki' ear lobe

musallas

triangle, trigonometry, a poem of three lines, a kind of wine

mushk-daana

 

muuluu

 

muusiiqaa.ii-paimaana

musical scale

muvaafiq

favourable, propitious

naa

no, never, in no case

naagesar

(Hindu) a kind of fragrant flower and its plant, which is considered auspicious in Hindu religion and used in making perfume

naa-mauzuu.n

unmetrical, unsuitable

naayii

a player on the naae or flute

naayikii

 

naazuk-adaa.ii

 

nabra

accent, stress, philtrum, the shallow groove between the nose and the upper lip

naGma

melody, sweet voice, modulation, musical note, song

naGma paidaa honaa

 

naGma-pardaaz

singer, warbler, musician

nakTa

 

nakTaa

shameless, immodest, disgraced, dishonoured, without nose, with severed nose

naqsh

artistic work like embroidery, charm, amulet, talisman, device, idea, imagination, drawing, carving, engraving, map, mark, stamp, influence, picture, portrait, print, something written or inscribed, impression

nashiid

singing a verse in melodious voice, a style of poetry

naubat

alternately, successively

naubat-gaah

a guard-house, a large room over the outer gate of a palace or a shrine where the drums or other musical instruments are sounded

nau-roz-e-buzurg

(Music) name of a Iranian musical note

nau-roze-e-'ajam

the second part of Rahavi's composition which is based on six Raginee

nau-roze-e-'arab

first part of 'Rahavi' which is based on some Ragini or melody

nau-roz-e-KHaaraa

(Music) name of a note in Iranian music

nau-rozii

relating to New Year's Day

navaa

enmity.

nayaas

 

nidhan

death, demise

nigaar

beloved, sweetheart, beauty, mistress, , beautiful woman,

nii

flute,pipe,reed,pen,throat

niichaa

down, sloping, low, low-lying

niichaa-sur

low tune, the bass

niiche-sur

 

niilaambarii

 

niimanii

 

niim-pusht

 

niim-roz

(Music) a name or Indian musical rhythm

niim-vaqfa

 

niishaapuurii

surname of Iranian origin

nikhaad

 

ninaadii

 

nishaad

son of a Brahman by a Sudra woman

nom-tom

dull

notation

 

nuqra

horse of white colour

nuz.ha

 

pa.Dii-lakiir

a dash, a horizontal stroke in writing

paa

denoting lasting, standing, continuing

pachii

digested

pahluu-daar

having many aspects, ambiguous, dual meaning, suspected, vague, with protruding corners, many-sided, a drum beater, showy

pakkaa gaanaa

a song that shows the perfection of the art of music

palaT

act of returning

paliikaa

an allegretto piece preceded and followed by larghetto one or vice versa

palTaa

turn, a complete change, revolution, an exchange, reverse, return, a trick in wrestling, an iron ladle with a long handle, revenge, somersault

pancham

(Music) high-pitched note, soprano, treble

panDit

an honorary title signifying a learned man or teacher, professor

panj-naubat

the drum was beaten five time in 24 hours at the entrance of Royal place

paraj

name of a ragini

parda badalnaa

 

parda-e-yaaquut

name of a note in music

parde milaanaa

(in music) to match a note

pashto

the language of the Pathans

pechak

bobbin or reel of thread

peshkaar

a clerk who puts up cases before the magistrate, a magistrate's clerk, office assistant , office assistant (especially in a court of law), deputy, agent,

pesh-kaaraa

 

phuu.nk denaa

blow a charm or spell (to bring someone under influence), cause grief, set on fire, burn down, spread a rumour or report, to waste (money), whisper or breathe into one's ear

pichchak

 

piilak

loxia philippensi, cuckoo, koel, ant

piiluu

a classical raga

pinaak

a musical instrument

piriitii

 

pisii

minced

prabhaatii

name of a ragini, sung in the morning

purvaahat

 

puurabii

related to 'Purab', of the east, eastbound, leading or traveling toward the east, eastern wind

qaanuuncha

a book on medicine related to 'Bu 'Ali Seena'

qaid

a practical bond or article of agreement, regulation, condition, prior requirement, restriction, obstacle, imprisonment, captivity, confinement, jail, prison, captive, fetter

qasr

shortening, restraining, curtailment

raa

of

raag bajaanaa

 

raag-alaap

 

raag-baajaa

 

raagiirii

 

raaginii

a modification of the musical mode called Rag (thirty or thirty-six of these raginis are enumerated, either five or six being assigned to each Rag, and personified as his wives), female counterpart of ragas (which are designated male in the classical music of the Indian subcontinent)

raag-maalaa

name of a treatise on music (it is merely a collection of pictures exhibiting the traditional history of the primary and subordinate modes, and the subjects appropriated to each)

raaj-hans

white goose with red legs and bill, the flamingo, goose, swan

raam

domestic

raam-giirii

 

raamish-e-jaa.n

name of a note in Iranian music

raamish-KHvaar

 

raam-kalii

a kind of Ragini which is sung in the morning time

raam-saagar

name of a ragini

raano

 

rahaavii

 

rakhaalii

 

rakhap

 

rangii-paimaana

 

raudrii

(music) Shruti, the first of two songs of Gandhara Swara

reKHta

(Poetry) a poetic form that exploits Persian-Hindi code mixing, Hindustano ode

relaa-phe.nknaa

 

riyaaz karaanaa

 

ruupak

 

ruup-chandii

 

sa.nchaa.ii

 

sa.ngatiyaa

 

sa.nkiirn

 

sa.nkron

(music) a Ragini of Siri Raga

sa.nth

 

saa

first of the seven notes of classical music

saa.nt

 

saabaan

 

saadharaa

 

saafii

cloth to hold a hot pot or kettle, wiper, duster, filter, strainer

saaj-garii

Music: a kind of Ragini

saaluu

a kind of red cloth

saavant

hero, warrior

saaz kaa parda

 

saazgar

musician

saazgarii

the profession of musical instrument

saazinde

(music) musicians, drummers, music instrument players

sachche-sur

 

sakaarii

the one who accepts a bill or has a bill written in his name

salaf

those who have gone before, predecessors, ancestors

salmak

 

sam

tune of music, technical term used in classical music

samaa

sky, firmament, heaven, time

sampuuran

 

sanam

idol, sculpture, image

sanchaarii

 

sandh

 

sandiipnii

Music: Shruti is the third of the four Shrutis of the fifth voice

sangat

accompanists, accompaniment, party, company, comrade, friend, companion, congregation

sanj

weigher, measurer

sannipaat

 

santuur

Santoor-musical instrument

sapt

Music: play rhythms completely

sar milaanaa

agree with someone, sing or play in tune, tune an instrument

sar uThaanaa

raise the head, rebel, revolt

saraayanda

Music: singer, reciter, chanter

sargam

a musical note, gamut, the musical scale of raga, solmization, tonic sol-fa

sarohii

two-edged sword noted for its flexibility

sarpurda

Music: a component of the rules of melody and instrument traditionally attributed to Hazrat Amir Khosrow Dehlavi

satrak

 

sayyaad

hunter, huntsman

se.nduuraa

 

sha.nkaraa

Music: a Melody of Bilawal Raga, this raga is sung in the second part of the night

shaahaana

of or belonging to a king, royal, regal, princely, imperial

shaam-e-kalyaan

a classical raga sung in the evening

shahaanii-dhun

 

shahnaaz

bride, beautiful

shakl

face, appearance

sharaj

bass (in music)

shikaarii

shikari, hunter,angler

shikam

the belly, stomach

shuddh saara.ng

 

shuddh-kalyaan

(music) a kind of melody

shudh-bilaaval

 

shudh-sur

 

shudh-To.Dii

 

shurtii

 

si.ndh.Daa

 

si.ndhaaraa

 

si.ndhnuu

 

si.ndhuurii

a kind of melody

si.ndii

 

si.nduuraa

 

si.ngh.Daa

 

sih-gaah

 

sih-saagar

 

simfanii

suymphony

sindhuu

Fourth ragini of Bhairon raga

sirii-raag

name of a classical raga, one of the six ragas which is sung in early winter i.e. November-December

sitaar cha.Dhaanaa

 

sitaar utaarnaa

 

sohaa bajaanaa

 

sonhaa

a certain kind of bird

soraTh

 

su.ndanii

 

sudda

a lump in any part of the body

sudha.ng

simple or straight-natured,

sughra.ii

name of a Ragini which is sung in the noon time

sukhmanii

a small Sikh scripture, which they often read

sundar-saptak

 

sur

air breathed through the nostrils, an angel, each of the nostrils, god, deity, Sun

sur baa.ndhnaa

 

sur beora milaanaa

 

sur bharnaa

 

sur biga.Dnaa

 

sur cha.Dhnaa

 

sur denaa

 

sur jamaanaa

 

sur kaa pakkaa

 

sur lagaanaa

 

sur utarnaa

 

sura.ng

tunnel, subway

surat

sexual intercourse, intercourse, coition, enjoyment

sur-ghoTaa

 

suri.ng

 

sur-mukhaa

 

surnau

 

sur-sa.ngiit

 

sur-saagar

an ocean of music, music expert, ocean of rhythms, tunes

sur-sara.ngaa

 

surtii

consideration, thoughtfulness, mindfulness, attention, carefulness, care

suruud

song, lyric, anthem, hymn, sonnet, melody

suruud chhe.Dnaa

 

sut

 

suudhaal

 

ta.ng

contracted, straitened, confined, strait, narrow, tight

taa.uus

a kind of large guitar

taalaa

restriction, ban

taal-chaachar

 

taan ba.ndhnaa

 

taan bharnaa

Music: repeatedly playing certain tones in the song with the tongue in a beautiful and charming way

taan kii lenaa

 

taan lenaa

to put or wear (sheet etc.) to dilate

taan palTaa

 

taane.n nikalnaa

 

taar milaanaa

 

tabalchii

one who plays on tabla, drummer

tabbaal

one who plays tabla, drummer

tabla-navaaz

tabla player

tablaq

bundle of papers

tablii u.Dnaa

 

tad

then

tadviin

collation, editing

tag

running, rushing, flying

tagan

a tone in music

taht-ul-arz

clandestine, secret

tak

till, up to, look at

takaa

stared

Takoraa

a fillip, tap

tamavvuj

billowing (of waves), commotion, ebb and flow, undulation, fluctuation (of water)

Tappaa

a mode (in music)

taraana

anthem, ballad, style of classical singing

tarab

(Music) strings of musical instruments

tarab

a kind of dance

tarkii

a kind of earring

tataalaa

 

tavaatur

following, in succession, continuation

tavaazun

balance

tetaalaa

consisting of three parts or divisions

tez

intelligent, clever, sharp, brainy, keen, acute, fiery, high-priced, costly, pungent, hot (in taste), active, loud, swift, quick, adroit

tez-sur

 

tha.ii-tha.ii

timing beat in music or dance, dance and music

Thaah

slow tone of measured speed of singing

thayyaa

a taal of modulation for dance

Thekaa khaanaa

 

tiin-taal

 

tiira-taal

 

tiira-taalii

 

tikaT

 

tilaa.ng

 

tipallii

 

tirap

 

tirbha.ngii

 

tirkaT

 

tirsur

 

tirvaT

 

titaar-KHaanii

 

tom

 

tribenii

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

tuk

aim, large scales, big weighing machine, look, glance

tukma

button

tumburu

a kind of percussion instrument

udaasii

sadness, sorrow, despondency, dejection

ukha.Dnaa

be uprooted, be plucked up or out, be pulled out

ulach

money paid to the servant for pouring water in a wedding (a Hindu custom in old days)

ulaTnii

 

upaj

original idea, flight of fancy, invention, innovation

usuul

dogma, doctrine, principle, rule

usuul-e-faaKHta

(music) a kind of rhythm having 17 beats

utaar

descent, fall, decrease, landing, come down

utaar-cha.Dhaav

fluctuation, ups and downs, the vicissitudes of life, ebb and flow, loss and gain, ascent and descent, rise and fall

uThaan

rise, ascent, ascension,

utraa.ng

the last three or four notes of an octave

uukhat

 

va.nT

 

vaadii-sur

 

vaqt kii chiiz

something suited to the need of the hour

varqa

leaf of a book, paper

vasantii

 

vazn

reputation, honour, value, importance, worth

viraam

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

vishad

clean, clear, pure, pellucid

vishnu-taal

 

vivaadii

disputant, debater, litigant, plaintiff or defendant

yalaa

 

yalal

 

yatii

a widow

za.ngula-e-hijaaz

(music) a melody of Arabic music

zamzame

tremors

zarb

blow, beating, strike, multiplication, impression, loss, damage, stamping of coins

zarb pa.Dnaa

 

zarb-ul-fat.h

 

zer-afgan

also used 'Zer-fagan', 'Zer-afgand' a small carpet, foot-mat

zer-o-bam

low and high tunes, low and high notes, small kettle drums, treble and bass, a pair of small kettle-drums

zila'

zilla, district, side, part, art of speaking with double meaning, a kind of pun, double entendre, column (in the page of a book)

zulf-e-nau-roz

(Music) name of a Ragini which is compose with Arabic, Iranian and Hindi music

zuu-gaah

 

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