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Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu Jamia (Urdu: فیروز الغات اردو جامع) is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary published by Ferozsons (Private) Limited. It was originally compiled by Maulvi Ferozeuddin in 1897. The dictionary contains about 100,000 ancient and popular words, compounds, derivatives, idioms, proverbs, and modern scientific, literary ...
Musafir is a word in Arabic, Persian, Bengali, Hindi and Urdu meaning 'traveller'. In Romanian and Turkish it has come to mean 'guest'. It may refer to: Musafir, Indian social drama film by Chaturbhuj Doshi; Musafir, Indian drama film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, in 1958. [1] [2] [3] Urdu Lughat consists of 22 volumes. In 2019, the board prepared a short concise version of the dictionary in 2 volumes.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.
Farhang-e-Asifiya (Urdu: فرہنگ آصفیہ, lit. 'The Dictionary of Asif') is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary compiled by Syed Ahmad Dehlvi. [1] It has more than 60,000 entries in four volumes. [2] It was first published in January 1901 by Rifah-e-Aam Press in Lahore, present-day Pakistan. [3] [4]
Sher (poem), the common word for couplet in Persian and Urdu; Sher (dance), a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music;
The word was also used in Rita, Sue and Bob Too – set in Bradford, one of the first cities to have a large Pakistani community. [ citation needed ] In the 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody , Freddie Mercury , who was Indian Parsi , was often addressed derogatorily as a "Paki" when he worked as a baggage handler at London Heathrow Airport in 1970.