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  2. 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 ]

  3. Punkah - Wikipedia

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    The term punkah louvre refers to the directional outlet for cool air in aircraft, particularly those over the passenger seats.. In India, the punkhawallah or pankha wallah was the servant who operated the fan, often using a pulley system.

  4. Wala - Wikipedia

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    Wallah or Wala, a suffix in several Indo-Aryan languages; Other. Wala (goddess), a sun goddess in Australian aboriginal spirituality; Weighted Average Loan Age, a ...

  5. 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.

  6. Magic word - Wikipedia

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    Kulja Sim Sim – a Hindi and Urdu phrase popularized in 1956 Bollywood film "Alibaba Aur 40 Chor" [6] [circular reference] Open sesame – used by the character Ali Baba in the English version of a tale from One Thousand and One Nights. [7] Ostagazuzulum – used by the title character, Wizbit, in the British Children's TV series Wizbit. [8]

  7. Hawqala - Wikipedia

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    Arabic calligraphy of the Hawqala. The Ḥawla (Arabic: حَوْلَة) or the LaHawla (Arabic: لَا حَوْلَ) is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ (lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh i), which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God."

  8. Glossary of the British Raj - Wikipedia

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    Adalat, Adawlut: Justice, equity; a court of justice.The terms Dewanny Adawlut, and Foujdarry Adawlut, denote the civil and criminal courts of justice.See Dewanny and Foujdarry.

  9. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    It is interpreted most often as meaning peace and reverence toward all sentient beings. Ahimsa is the core of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Its first mention in Indian philosophy is found in the Hindu scriptures called the Upanishads, the oldest dating about 800 BC. Those who practice Ahimsa are often vegetarians or vegans. Akashic Records