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  2. Oikonyms in Western and South Asia - Wikipedia

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    From Arabic khāṣṣ, meaning "selected" or "private". In India, it was historically used to refer to a place managed directly by the government or by a jagirdar, without any intermediaries. For example, Jamal Mohd Siddiqi identifies six places with "khās" in their name in present-day Aligarh district, India. All six were founded by Rajput ...

  3. Category:Hindi words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves. Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words.

  4. Place names in India - Wikipedia

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    Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).

  5. Etymology of localities of Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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    Golnaqa - literally meaning "round checkpost" in Urdu. Goshamahal - derived from the word "Gosha" meaning secluded women in purdah and "Mahal" meaning palace. Habsiguda - named after an African tribe named "Habeeshins", who helped in the construction of the Osmania University. The place was called first as "Habeeshingudem" which became Habsiguda.

  6. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A word for female Hindu deities. Bhajan A Hindu devotional song as a spiritual practice. Bhakti A Hindu word for faith, devotion or love to god. Bharat India, and also used as a male name. Bharata Brother of Rama. Bhargava The descendants of the great rishi, Bhrigu. Bhasmasura Ancient legendary character in Hinduism. Bhavana Sense for calling ...

  7. Mahal (palace) - Wikipedia

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    Mahal (/mɛˈɦɛl/), meaning "a mansion or a palace", though it may also refer to "living quarters for a set of people".It is an Indian word which derives from the Persian word mahal, deriving from the Arabic word mahall which in turn is derived from ḥall ‘stopping place, abode’. [1]

  8. Heaven - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Supernatural place This article is about the divine abode in various religious traditions. For other uses, see Heaven (disambiguation). This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating ...

  9. Wallah - Wikipedia

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    Wallah, -walla, -wala, or -vala (-wali fem.), is a suffix used in a number of Indo-Aryan languages, like Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali or Marathi.It forms an adjectival compound from a noun or an agent noun from a verb. [1]