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Notes: 1. ' indicates a glottal stop (pronounced like "uh") in very careful
----- speech. Normally, however, it is not pronounced at the beginning
of a word and in other positions it represents 'aa'.
2. The combination 'ah' at the end of a word is pronounced like 'aa'
or 'e'. For example: 'jagah' could be 'jagaa' or 'jage', i.e., the
h is silent.
3. The combination 'ah' or 'aH' in the middle of a word is pronounced
like 'e'.
4. n. (n period) indicates nasalization.
5. a - is used to distinguish between sh and s+h, kh and k+h, etc.
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Abbreviations
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lit. : literal
poet. : poetic
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Vocabulary
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'alif (long)
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aab: P n.m. water
aab: P n.f. splendor/elegance/polish/brightness/
temper(steel)/lustre(gems)/sharpness(sword)
aab-e-aa'inah: n.f. polish of a mirror
aab-e-talkh: n.m. bitter water/tears/wine
aab-e-chashm: n.m. tears
aabaad: P adj. populated/inhabited/peopled/prosperous/happy
aabru: P n.f. honor/fame/good name/dignity
aap: H pron. self/selves/respectful term of address
aatish: P n.f. fire
aatmaa: S n.f. soul/spirit/mind
aasim: A n.m. sinner/culprit
aakhir: A adj. last/final
aadaab: A n.m. manners (plu. of adab)
aadmi: P n.m. man (lit. offspring of Adam)
aadmiyyat: A n.f. humanity/human nature/civility
aaraa: P adj. embellishing/adorning
aaraam: P n.m. rest/repose/respite/relief/ease/comfort
aara'ish P n.f. decoration/adornment/beauty
aarzoo: P n.f. yearning/desire/wish/longing
aaz: P n.f. ardent desire/lust/covetousness
aazaad: P n.f. free/unrestrained
aazardah: P adj. annoyed/dejected/uneasy/gloomy/sad
aazmaa'ish: P n.f. trial/experiment/testing/proving
aas: H n.f. longing/desire/hope/faith/shelter/refuge
aasaan: P adj. light/facile/easy
aasraa: H n.m. means of subsistence/protection/shelter
aasmaan: P n.m. heaven/sky
aasmaani: P adj. heavenly/celestial/azure
aasoodah: P adj. opulent/rich/satisfied
aashaa: S n.f. desire/hope/longing
aashuftah: P adj. perplexed/careworn/distracted/confused
aashnaa: P n.m. aquaintance/friend/lover
aashiyaan.: P n.m. nest/house
aakhaaz: P n.m. commencement/outset/beginning
aaghosh: P n.f/m. embrace/lap/bosom
aafaat: A n.f. evils/disasters/misfortunes (plu. of aafat)
aaftaab: P n.m. sun
aag: H n.f. flame/fire (fig. anger/passion/love/lust)
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'alif (short)
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ab: H adv. now/presently
ubaal: H n.m. boiling/rage/anger
ibtidaa': A n.f. commencement/beginning
abtar: P adj. ruined/scattered/worthless
ibtisaam: A n.m. smile/cheerfulness
ibtilaa: A n.m. trial/misfortune/suffering
abad: A n.f. eternity
abr: P n.m. cloud
abroo: P n.m. eyebrow
absaar: A n.m. eyes (plu. of basr)
ibn: A n.m. son
abnaa': A n.m. sons (plu. of ibn)
ittiHaad: A n.m. union/alliance
ittifaaq: A n.m. agreement/concord/chance/event/opportunity
ittifaaqaan: A adv. accidentally
ittikaa': A n.m. dependence/reliance
itlaaf: A n.m. loss/ruin/decay
itmaam: A n.m. completion/perfection
ittihaam: A n.m. charge/imputation/blame
aTak: H n.f. obstacle/obstruction
isbaat: A n.m. proof
asar: A n.m. mark/sign/trace/effect
ujaaR: H adj. ruined/waste/abandoned
ijaazat: A n.f. permission/leave/sanction
ajnabee: A n.m. stranger/foreigner/alien
iHtiyaaj: A n.f. need
iHtiyaat: A n.f. caution/heed
aHzaan: A n.m. sorrows (plu. of huzn)
iHsaas: A n.m. feeling/emotion
iHsaan: A n.m. beneficence/favor/good deed
akhbaar: A n.m. news/newspaper
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be
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bi: A prep. by/with/from/in/into/near/on/for/towards
(Always prefixed to another word)
ba: P prep. by/with/from/in/into/to/on/upon/for/upto
(Always prefixed to another word)
baa: P prep. with/by/possessed of
baab: A n.m. door/gate/chapter/topic/subject
baabul: H n.m. father
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pe
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paa: P n.m. leg/foot/root of a tree
paa ban.d: n.m fettered/bound/subjugated
paa maal: adj. trodden under foot/ruined
paa yaab: adj. fordable/within man's depth
paar: H n.m. opposite bank/the end/termination
paas: P n.m. custody/regard/supervision
paas baan: n.m. guard/sentinel
paar daari: n.f. favor/partiality/favoritism
pak: P adj. pure/holy/immaculate/chaste/undefiled
pakeezah: P adj. pure/clean/neat
paagal: H adj. mad/insane/idiotic/distressed
paani: H n.m. water/rain/lustre/character/honor
pardah: P n.m. curtain/screen/veil/secrecy/privacy
parastish: P n.m. worship
paraknaa: H v. to examine/to test
parwaanah: P n.m. moth/lover/warrant/permission
parwarish: P n.f. fostering/rearing/sustenance/protecting
pariwash: P adj. fairy-like/beautiful
pareshaan: P adj. troubled/distracted/distressed
pasand: P n.f. choice/approval/preference
pasinaa: H n.m. perspiration/sweat
pashemaan: P n.f. penitent/repentant/ashamed
pal: H n.m. a moment
palak: H n.f. eyelash/a moment/an instant
panaah: P n.f. protection/asylum/refuge
pahlu: P n.m. side/advantage/flank of an army
payaam: P n.m. message
peshaah: P n.m. craft/trade/profession
paighaam: P n.m. message/news/advice
paimaan: P n.m. promise/agreement/oath/confirmation
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te
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taab: P n.f. heat/power/endurance/rage
taabish: P n.f. heat/splendour/grief/sorrow
taasir: A n.f. effect/impression
taj: P n.m. crown/tiara
taarikh: A n.f. date/annals
taarik: P adj. dark/obscure
taazah: P adj. fresh/new/tender/happy
taak: P n.f. look/regard/aim/view
tabaah: P adj. ruined/spoiled/depraved/wretched
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Te
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se
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saabit: A adj. confirmed/established/fixed/stable
saabit: A n.m. a fixed star
saaqib: A adj. shining brightly/splendid/sublime
sabaat: A n.m. stability/endurance/resolution/constancy
sabt: A n.m. permanence/a seal/writing
suboot: A n.m. evidence/proof/conviction/constancy/stability
saarwat: A n.f. wealth/power/influence
saraa: A n.m. the earth
siqaafat: A n.f. culture
siqaalat: A n.f. burden/weight
siqaahat: A n.f. reliability/trustworthiness
sawaab: A n.m. reward/recompense
sawaabit: A n.m. the fixed stars (plu. of saabit)
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jeem
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jaadu: P n.m. magic/conjuring/charm/effect of evil spirits
jaazib: A adj. alluring/attractive
jaaree: A adj. running/flowing/current/continuing
jaagir: P n.f. a fief
jaam: P n.m. goblet
jaan: P n.f. soul/life/mind/vigor/sweetheart/beloved
jaanee: P adj. of or relating to life
jaanee: P n.m. a beloved/a lover
jaahil: A adj. ignorant/illiterate/barbarous
jaa'edaad: P n.f. property/estate/assets
jaa'iz: H adj. legal/permitted
jabeen.: P n.f. the forehead
judaa: P adj. separate/apart/asunder/peculiar
judaaee: P adj. separation/absence
jazb: A n.m. allurement/attraction
jazbah: A n.m. passion/rage/desire/feeling
jurm: A n.m. crime/guilt
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che
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chaarah: P n.m. remedy/cure/help/aid/resource
chaadar: P n.f. a sheet/veil/waterfall
chaaq: T adj. active/alert/healthy/fat/hale and hearty
chaaqoo: P n.m. a small knife
chaal: H n.f. gait/walk/custom/trick/strategem
chaalaak: P adj. clever/expert/cunning/nimble
chaan.d: H n.m. the moon
chaan.dani: H n.f. moonlight
chaan.di: H n.f. silver/wealth
chaah: H n.f. desire/love/affection/need/choice
chitwan: H n.f. look/glance/appearance
charaagh: P n.m. lamp
charaagaah: P n.f. meadow/pasture
chust: P adj. alert/active/clever/quick/tight
cashm: P n.f. eye/hope
chasm-e-baddoor:intj. God preserve from evil eyes!
chashm-o-chiraagh:n.m. light of the eye/dearly beloved
chasmak: P n.m. wink/winking/misunderstanding/spectacles
chakaan.: P adj. dropping/distilling
chilman: H n.m. a venetian blind
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baRi he
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Haatim: A n.m. generous (derived from Haatim Tai)
Haadisah: A n.m. accident/occurence/calamity/misfortune
Haazir: A adj. present/ready/in attendance
Haakim: A n.m. ruler/governor/judge/an official
Haal: A n.m. state/condition/narrative/circumstance
Haalat: A n.f. condition/state/circumstance (plu. Haalaat)
Hubb: A n.f. love/friendship/desire/affection/wish
Habeeb: A n.m. beloved/sweetheart/comrade/friend
Hijaab: A n.m. veil/modesty/bashfulness/night
Hadd: A n.f. boundary/limit
Hadd: A adv. very/at most/utmost point
Hiddat: A n.f. sharpness/fury/acrimony/poignancy
Hads: A n.m. novelty/innovation
Hudood: A n.m/f. boundaries/penal laws
Hizaaqat: A n.m. Intelligence/wisdom
Haraarat: A n.f. heat/fever/ardor/fervor/zeal
Haraam: A adj. unlawful/forbidden
Hirs: A n.f. eager/greediness/desire/ambition
Hoorriyat: A n.f. emancipation/freedom
Hazm: A n.m. firmness of mind/resolve
Huzn: A n.m. grief/sadness/sorrow
Hisaab: A n.m. reckoning/account/computation/rate/sense
Hasrat: A n.f. regret/intense sorrow/desire/longing
Husn: A n.f. beauty/elegance
Haseen: A adj. beautiful/elegant/charming/handsome
Hashmat: A n.f. state/dignity/pomp/retinue
Hisaar: A n.m. fort/enclosure/fence
Husool: A n.m. acquisition/profit/advantage/achievement
Hissah: A n.m. share/portion/lot
Hazrat: A n.m. dignity/a title of respect
Huzoor: A n.m. presence of superior authority
Huzoor: A intj. Your Highness!
Hifaazat: A n.f. guarding/security/safety
Haqq: A adj. just/truth/right
Haqeeqat: A n.f. truth/reality/narration/condition
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khe
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khaas: A adj. special/particular/private/noble/unmixed
khaatir: A n.f. the heart/mind/memory/sake/behalf/choice/favor
khaak: P n.f. dust/earth/ashes
khaalis: A adj. pure/genuine/sincere(friend)
khaam: P adj. raw/green/inexpert/immature/vain
khaamosh: P adj. silent
khaandaan: P n.m. family/lineage/dynasty
khaanum: P n.f. lady/princess/wife
khaanah: P n.m. house/room/compartment/partition
khabar: A n.f. news/information/report/rumor/notice
khatm: A n.m. conclusion/seal
khatm: A adj. finished/done
khajaalat: A n.m. shame/bashfulness
khajaalat: P adj. happy/auspicious/blessed
khuda: P n.m. God
khidmat: A n.f. service/office/duty
kharaab: A adj. bad/depraved/ruined/spoiled/wretched/obscene
khurram: P adj. happy
khareed: P n.f. purchase
khazaan.: P n.f. autumn/decay/old age
khizaanah: P n.m. treasury/treasure
khastah: P adj. wounded/broken/sorrowful
khushk: P adj. dry/withered/cynic
khatt: A n.m. letter/note/mark
khataa: A n.f. mistake/slio/oversight/error
khutbah: A n.m. sermon/oration/introduction
khatrah: A n.m. danger/fear/risk
khafaa: A n.f. concealment/secrecy
khafaa: P adj. angry/displeased
khalaas: A n.m. deliverance/redemption/freedom
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daal
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daakhil: A adj. entering
daad: P n.m. justice/appeal/revenge/praise
daar: P n.f. gallows/a piece of wood
daar: P suff. having/holding
daar: A n.m. house/country
daaraa: P n.m. holder/sovereign/king
daaru: H n.f. alcohol
daaru: P n.f. medicine/remedy
daastaan: P n.f. story/fable/tale
daagh: P n.m. scar/blemish/stain/calamity/grief/loss
daam: P n.m. net/snare
daam: H n.m. price/value
daaman: P n.m. skirt/foot of a mountain/a lap
daanaa: P adj. wise/learned
daanistah: P adv. knowingly
daanish: P n.f. knowledge/science/learning
daa'im: A adj. perpetual/permanent
dakhl: A n.m. entrance/access/reach/skill
dar: P n.m. door/gate/entrance
dar: P prep. in/into/within/to/about/by
durr: A n.m. pearl
daraaz: P adj. long/tall/extended
darbaar: P n.m. court (royal)
darkhwaasht: P n.f. request/petition/appeal
dard: P n.m. pain/affliction/sympathy/compassion
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Daal
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Daabar: H n.m. lake/pond/water pot
Daakaa: H n.m. robbery
Dar: H n.m. fear
Dagar: H n.f. path/road
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zaal
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zaat: A n.f. being endowed with/soul/self/caste/race
zaati: A adj. innate/inherent/essential/natural
zaakir: A adj. remembering/grateful
zaakir: A n.m. grateful person/obe who praises God
zikr: A n.m. remembrance/memory/Qur'an recital
zillaat: A n.f. insult/dishonor/affront/abjectness
zaleel: A adj. abject/base/wretched/contemptible
zauq: A n.m. taste
zehn: A n.m. acumen/wit/sagacity/understanding
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re
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raaHat: A n.f. rest/repose/comfort/tranquility/ease
raaz: P n.m. mystery/secret
raast: P adj. true/honest/straight/even/level
raastah: P n.m. path/road/manner
raazi: A adj. willing/satisfied/agreed/pleased
raah: P n.f. road/pathcustom/journey/method
raah bar: n.m. a guide
raah numaa: n.m. conductor/leader/guide
rabb: A n.m. creator/god
rahm: A n.m. mercy/pity/compassion/kindness/tenderness
rukh: P n.m. face/cheek/side/point
rukhsaar: P n.m. face/cheek/complexion/aspect
rukhsat: A n.f. leave/permission/dismissal/indulgence
radd: A n.m. rejection/repulsion/returning
razm: P n.m. war/battle
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Re
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This letter does not occur as the first letter of a word and hence
there are no entries. The letter has the sound of a hardened 'r'
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ze
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zaar: P n.m. weeping/lamentation/garden/desire/wish
zabaan: P n.f. tongue/language/flame (of a candle)
zabar: P n.m. above/superior/greater/top
zabardast: adj. vigorous/violent/tyrranical/superior
zaHmat: A n.f. uneasiness of mind/trouble/pain
zakhm: P n.m. wound/damage/loss
zadah: P adj. struck/stricken/oppressed
zar: P n.m. gold
zukaam: A n.m. cold
zulf: P n.f. curl/ringlet/tress
zamaanah: P n.m. time/age/period
zameen: P n.f. ground/earth
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zhe
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zhaalah: P n.m. hail/dew/frost
zharf: P n.m. deep/penetrating/acute of mind
zholeedah: P adj. dishevelled/entangled/intricate
zhiyaan: P adj. terrible/furious/angry/rapacious
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seen
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saajan: H n.m. lover/sweetheart/beloved
saaHir: A n.m. magician
saaHil: A n.m. shore/beach
saadah: P adj. simple/plain/candid/sincere
saaz: P n.m. apparatus/equipment/concord
saazish: P n.f. conspiracy/intrigue/collusion
saaqee: A n.m. cup-bearer/page/beloved
saal: P n.m. year
saalim: A adj. safe/sound/perfect/whole
saamaan: P n.m. apparatus/custom/understanding/power
saan.ch: H n.f. truth/reality
saan.s: H n.m./f. breath/sigh
saa'ir: A n.m. thw whole/the rest/wandering/walking/tax/duty
saayah: P n.m. shadow/shade/shelter/apparition
sabab: A n.m. cause/reason
sabaq: A n.m. lesson/lecture/advancing
subuk: P adj. light/delicate/trivial/frivolous/futile
sitaarah: P n.m. star
sitaan.: P adj. taking/seizing
sitam: P n.m. oppression/tyranny/injustice/violence
sajdah: A n.m. prostration
saHar: A n.m. dawn/morning
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sheen
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shaabaash: P intj. bravo! well done! (contr. of shaadbaash)
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saad
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saahib: A n.m. master/lord/ruler/companion/title
saaf: A adj. clean/pure/innocent/clear/legible/plain
subH: A n.f. morning/dawn
sabr: A n.m. patience/endurance/submission/suffering
suHbat: A n.f. companionship/society/conversation
saHraa: A n.m. plain/desert
saHeeH: A adj. right/correct/genuine/sound/pure/just
sadr: A n.m. chest/bosom/chief
sadmah: A n.m. shock/blow/calamity/collision/suffering
sirf: A adj. only/mere/sheer
sirf: A adv. purely/exclusively
sa'oobat: A n.f. difficulty/hardship
salaaH: A n.f. peace/treaty/integrity/advice/counsel
sanam: A n.m. idol/sweetheart/mistress
surat: A n.f. form/figure/countenance/aspect/manner/plight
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zaad
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zaabit: A n.m. governor/master/possessor
zaabit: A adj. strict/punctual/patient/disciplinarian
zaabitah: A n.m. rule/custom/canon/law/code
zaamin: A n.m. sponsor/surety/guarantor
zaa'i: A adj. lost/destroyed/wasted/fruitless
zidd: A n.f. the contrary/opposition/stubborness
zarb: A n.f. injury/beating/impression (plu. zarbaat)
zarar: A n.m. injury/damage/harm/affliction/loss/ruin
zaroor: A adj. necessary/expedient/needful
zaroor: A adv. certainly/absolutely
zaroorat: A n.f. need/compulsion/want/exigency
zu'f: A n.m. weakness/feebleness
za'if: A adj. weak/infirm/feeble/old/faint
zalaal: A n.m. error/fault/vice
zamaanat: A n.f. surety/bond
zameer: A n.f. mind/heart/thought/reflection/sense
zau: A n.f. light/sunlight
ziyaa: A n.f. light/splendour/brilliancy
zeeq: A n.f. anguish/melancholy/
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to-e
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taab: A adj. sweet/agreeable/pure/excellent
taa'at: A n.f. obedience/devotion (plu. taa'aat)
taaq: A n.m. arch/cupola/niche
taaqat: A n.f. strength/power/might
taalib: A n.m. seeker/enquirer/lover/candidate
tabi'at: A n.f. nature/temperament/disposition
tapaan.: P adj. palpitating/throbbing
tarh: A n.m. manner/mode/form/design/plan
tarz: A n.m. manner/fashion/way
taraf: A n.f. side/margin/direction
tariqah: A n.m. method/custom/path/way
ta'n: A n.m. blame/reproach/censure/chide
talaaq: A n.f. divorce/repudiation
talab: A n.f. search/inquiry//wish/demand/request
taur: A n.m. manner/condition/mode/state
toofaan: A n.m. storm/tempest/hurricane
taiyyaar: A adj. ready
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zo-e
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zaalim: A n.m. tyrant/oppressor
zaahir: A adj. manifest/clear/evident
zaahiraa: A adv. outwardly/manifestly
zarif: A adj. witty/subtle/fine
zafar: A n.m. victory/triumph/gain
zulm: A n.m oppression/tyranny
zann: A n.m. suspicion
zaheer: A n.m. ally/associate
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ain
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'aajiz: A adj. powerless/weak/helpless/dejected
'aadat: A n.f. custom/habit/usage/practice/manner
'aadil: A adj. just/sincere/righteous
'aazim: A adj. determined/resolute
'aashiq: A n.m. lover/suitor
'aaqibat: A n.f. end/conclusion/future life
'aaqibat: A adv. finally/at last
'aaqil: A adj. wise/sensible
'aalam: A n.m. world/universe/regions/public/beauty/period
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ghain
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ghaalib: A adj. victorious/predominant
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fe
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faakhir: A n.m. a boaster
faash: P adj. apparent/known/notorious
faasilah: A n.m. distance/space/separation
faazil: A adj. superfluous/accomplished person/virtuous
faaqah: A n.m. starvation/fasting/poverty
faa'idah: A n.m. benefit/profit/utility
faa'iq: A adj. superior/great
fitnah: A n.m. sedition/revolt/mischief/temptation
fatwaa: A n.m. judicial decree
fakhr: A n.m. glory/honor/pride/egotism
fida: A n.m. sacrifice/devotion/ransom/exchange
fidaa'ee: A&P n.m. lover
firaaq: A n.m. separation/anxiety/absence/distance
firdaus: A n.m. garden/paradise
farishtah: P n.m. angel/apostle/prophet/messenger
fursat: A n.f. opportunity/leisure/rest/recovery
farz: A n.m. duty/moral obligation/statute
farq: A n.m. difference/distance/separation/defect
furqat: A n.f. separation/disunion/absence (of lovers)
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qaaf
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qaabil: A adj. worthy/able/competent/deserving/clever
qaaboo: P n.m. power/command/authority/possession/hold
qaatil: A n.m. murderer/assassin/homicide
qaazee: A n.m. judge
qaa'idah: A n.m. custom/rule/manners/habit/established order
qaafiyah: A n.m. rhyme/metre/cadence
qaanoon: A n.m. rule/law/system/state
qaa'il: A adj. confessing/agreeing/conceding/subdued
qaa'im: A adj. erect/stagnant/firm/durable
qabr: A n.f. grave/tomb
qabzah: A n.m. gridp/clutch/possessing/power/hilt of a sword
qubool: A n.m. consent/acceptance/assent/recognition
qatl: A n.m. killing/murder/assassination
qadd: A n.m. stature/size/height
qadr: A n.f. dignity/honor/worth/value
qudrat: A n.f. power/strength/universe/nature
qadam: A n.m. step/pace/footstep
qaraar: A n.m. residence/stability/rest/patience/satisfaction
qurbaan: A n.m. sacrifice/victim/offering
qarz: A n.m. debt/loan
qareeb: A adj. near/adjacent/akin/approaching
qasam: A n.m. an oath
qism: A n.f. sort/kind/species/portion/nature
qismat: A n.f. fortune/fate/share/portion/head/category
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kaaf
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kaatib: A n.m. scribe/writer
kaazib: A adj. false
kaar: P n.m. affair/work/labor/duty/profession
kaarwaan: P n.m. caravan/large company of pilgrims
kaasah: P n.m. cup/goblet/bowl
kaash: P intj. would that !
kaashif: A adj. discoverer/revealer
kaaghaz: P n.m. paper/letter/document
kaafir: A n.m. infidel/sweetheart/mistress
kaafir: A adj. impious/ungrateful
kaafur: A n.m. camphor
kaafi: P&A adj. sufficient/enough
kaam: P n.m. palate/desire/object/purport/design/intention
kaamraan: adj. successful/fortunate/happy/blessed
kaam yaab: adj. prosperous/successfulhappy/satisfied
kaahish: P n.f. anxiety/pining/decline/decay
kaahil: A adj. lazy/slow/indolent/relaxed/tardy/ailing
kabootar: P n.m. pigeon/dove
kabeer: A adj. great/large/immense
kitaab: A n.m. book/writing/despatch
kasrat: A n.f abundance/excess/bulk
kadah: P n.m. a place (usually a suff.)
karam: A n.m. kindness/favor/bounty/clemency
kareem: A adj. bountiful/generous/merciful/epithet of God
kas: P n.m. man/person
kasab: A n.m. profession/trade
kasr: A n.f. breach/loss/affliction
kasal: A n.m. laxity/cowardice/depression/sickness
kiswat: A n.f. dress/appearance/habit/figure/form/manner
kashaakash: P n.f. struggle/dilemma/contention/grief and pain
kashti: P n.f. ship/boat/vessel/tray
kashish: P n.f. drawing/attraction/allurement
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gaaf
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giraan.: P adj. precious/costly/dear/important/heavy
gard: P n.f. trifle/dust
gird: P n.m. round/circumference/environs
girdaab: P n.m. whirlpool/abyss/vortex
gardish: P n.f. revolution/circulation/misfortune/vagrancy
gardan: P n.f. the neck
giriftaar: P adj. captured/seized/smitten/prisoner/captivated
garm: P adj. hot/burning/ardent/choleric/lively
girau: P n.m. pledge/pawn
girah: P n.f. knot/joint/knuckle
giriyaan.: P adj. weeping/crying
giryah: P n.m. weeping/lamentation/crying/plaint
gaz: P n.m. a yard measure
guzaarish: P n.f. petition/request/explanation
guzaarah: P n.m. living/subsistence/passage/abode
guzar: P n.f. a pass/a living/a road
gazeedah: P adj. stung/bitten
guzeedah: P adj. selected/chosen
gusaar: P adj. taking away/dissipating/removing
gustaakhee: P n.f. rudeness/arrogance/audacity
guftgoo: P n.f. conversation/discourse
gul: P n.m. rose/flower/ornament/brand
gul badan: adj. delicate/graceful
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laam
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laa: A suff. no/not/by no means/without
laa jawaab: adj. rendered speechless/silenced
laa chaar: adj. helpless/destitute/forlorn/disabled
laa waaris: adj. heirless
laazim: A adj. necessary/compulsory/important
laash: T n.f/m. corpse
laa'iq: A adj. worthy/suitable/able/qualified/decent
lab: P n.m. the lip/edge/margin/shore/bank
laHzah: A n.m. the twinkling of an eye/moment/glance
lazzat: A n.f. taste/flavor/enjoyment/pleasure
larzaan.: P adj. termbling/tremulous/fearing
lataafat: P n.f. pleasantness/elegance/subtility
lutf: A n.m. kindness/favor/grace/pleasure
latmah: A n.m. slap/blow
lateefah: A n.m. pleasantry/witticism/joke
lughat: A n.m. tongue/speech/dialect/word/dictionary
lifaafah: A n.m. cover/envelope/wrapper/secret
lafz: A n.m. word/saying
luknat: A n.f. stammering/speech impediment
lagaam: H n.f. bridle/rein
lamHah: A n.m. minute/moment
lang: P n.m. lameness/limp
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meem
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maa: A adv. which/what/that which/whilst/during...
maa ba'd: adj. following
maa Haul: n.m. surroundings/environs
maa faat: adj. what is past or dead
maa waraa: adj. what is beyond or behind
maatam: A n.m. mourning/grief
maal: A n.m. riches/property/merchandise/revenue
maalik: A n.m. master/lord/owner/God
maani': A n.m. impediment/hinderance/objection/stopper
maah: P n.m. the moon/month
maah paaraa: adj. handsome/beloved
maah taab: n.m. moonlight
maah jabeen: adj. a beautiful person
maah wash: adj. having a face as beautiful as the moon
maahir: A adj. skilled/expert/master/excel
maayoos: A adj. without hope/disappointed
mubaarak: A adj. auspicious/blessed/felicitation
mubaahaat A n.m. contending for glory/boasting/arrogance
mubtada: A n.m. commencement/principle
mutaassif: A adj. sorrowful/repentant/grieving
mutabassim: A adj. smiling/laughing
mutaHammil: A adj. affable/tolerant/patient/passive
mutaraddid: A adj. hesitant/perplexed/wavering/grieved
matrook: A adj. abandoned/obsolete/rejected
muta'assib: A adj. prejudiced/partial/superstitious
matwalaa: A adj. intoxicated/inebriated
mutawaqqi': A adj. expecting/hopeful
matin: A adj. strong/solid/vigorous/obstinate
misaal: A adj. simile/likeness/metaphor/example
masal: A n.f. proverb/example
majaal: A n.f. power/strength/stability/opportunity
majboor: A adj. compelled/helpless/oppressed
mujrim: A adj. criminal/culpable/faulty
mujrim: A n.m. felon/criminal/sinner
majrooh: A adj. wounded/hurt/smitten
majma': A n.m. congregation/assemblage/crowd/collection
majnoon.: A adj. insane/madly in love
muHaafiz: A n.m. protector/guardian/guard
maHabbat: A n.f. love/friendship
maHboob: A n.m. lover/friend/sweetheart
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naa: P&H pref. no/not/termination of the infinitive
naa aashnaa: adj. not acquainted/stranger
naa ittifaaqi: n.f. discord/disagreement
naa ummeedee: n.f. hopelessness/despair
naa insaafi: n.f. injustice
naa bood: adj. nonexistent/annihilated/extinct
naa paa'idari: n.f. inconstancy/frailty
naa pasand: adj. disliked/unacceptable/offensive
naa tars: adj. hard-hearted/severe/pitiless
naa tamaam: adj. incomplete
naa tawaani: n.f. weakness/inability
naa jaa'iz: adj. unlawful
naa chaar: adj. helpless/destitute/forlorn
naa cheez: adj. trifling/insignificant/worthless
naa khushi: n.f. disagreeableness/displeasure
naa daari: n.f. poverty
naa daanistah: adv. unwittingly/unknowingly
naa daani: n.f. ignorance
naa deedah: adj. greedy
naa raasti: n.f. dishonesty
naa raazi: n.f. discontent
naa saaz: adj. indisposed/dissonant/uncivil
naa samajh: adj. ignorant/dull/foolish
naa shaad: adj. cheerless/joyless/dull
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vaa-o
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o: P conj. and
waa: P adj. open
waa: P adv. again/back
waa: P prep. with
waa bastah: adj. bound together/attached
waa pas: adj. behind/back/returning again
waa rastah: adj. free/delivered/escaped/carefree
waa sokht: n.m. aversion/disgust
waasiq: A adj. strong/firm/confident/secure
waajib: A adj. necessary/obligatory
waajibaat: A n.m. duties (plu. of waajib)
waajid: A adj. possessor/creator
waahid: A adj. unique/one/single/unit
waar: H n.m. blow/attack/stroke
waar: P suff. like/resembling/possessing
waar: S n.m. day of the week/moment
waaris: A n.m. heir
waarid: A adj. coming/arriving/happening
waaridaat: A adj. events/occurences (plu. of waarid)
waastah: A n.m. account/sake/reason/means/motive
waaste: A prep. for/for the sake of
waazih: A adj. clear/evident/apparent
waaqi': A adj. occuring/happening
waaqi'i: A adv. really/actually/truly
waaqi'i: A adj. true/real/proper
waalid: A n.m. father
waalidah: A n.f. mother
waalah: A adj. distracted/mad with love
waan: H suff. possessing/endowed with
waahimah: A n.m. imagination/fancy/whim
wajaahat: A n.f. dignity/respect/beauty
wajd: A n.m. ecstasy/rapture/excessive love
wijdaan: A n.m. ecstasy/rapture/intuition
wujood: A n.m. existence/essence/being
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chhoTi he
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haatif: P n.m. angel/voice from heaven
haath: H n.m. hand/arm/clutches/power/slap/reach
haadi: A n.m. guide/leader/director
haar: S&P n.m. necklace/garland
haar: H n.f. loss/defeat/fatigue
haalah: A n.m. halo/nimbus/circle round the moon
haamoon: P n.m. desert/plain/level ground
haawiyah: A n.m. the lowest region of hell
haa'ilah A adj. terrible/horrible
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chhoTi ye/baRi ye
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yaa: A intj. O!
yaa: P conj. either/or
yaad: P n.f. remembrance/memory/recollection
yaad daasht: n.f. a note/memorandum/memory
yaad gaar: memorial/souvenir/keepsake
yaar: P n.m. friend/lover/companion
yaaraa: P n.m. strength/courage/power
yaaraanah: P n.m. friendship
yaaraanah: P adv. friendly
yaari: P n.f. friendship/assistance/love/intrigue
yaas: A n.f. despair/fear/terror
yaaghi: T n.m. rebel/enemy
yaaqoot: P n.m. ruby/garnet
yaawar: P adj. aiding/friendly
yaawar: P n.m. assistant/companion/friend
yaawari: P n.f. favor/assistance/friendship
yaawah: P adj. absurd/vain/futile/lost/ruined
yataamaa: A n.m. orphans (plu. of yateem)
yateem: A n.m. orphan
yad: A n.m. hand/power/authority/protection/succor
yazdaan: P n.m. God
yasaar: A n.m. left/left hand; affluence/opulence
ya'ni: A adv. namely/that is to say
yaqin: A n.m. certainity/assurance/truth/confidence/trust
yaqinan: adv. certainly/verily/assuredly/indeed
yak: P adj. one/a/an
yak jaan: adj. one soul
yak dil: adj. unanimous
yak rukhee: adj. one-sided
yak zabaan: adj. uniform opinion or speech
(TAMAAM)
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