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Alphabet
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Vowel Pronunciation Key
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a : "u" in "but"
aa : "a" in "far"
e : "e" in "bed"
i : "i" in "fit"
ee : "ee" in "feet"
o : "o" in "code"
u : "u" in "put"
oo : "oo" in "booed"
au : "ow" in "how"
ai : "ei" in "neighbor"
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.
Abbreviations
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Grammatical Word Origin
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n.f. : noun feminine P : Persian
n.m. : noun masculine A : Arabic
pron. : pronoun T : Turkish
adj. : adjective H : Hindi
v. : verb S : Sanskrit
adv. : adverb G : Greek
conj. : conjunction
intj. : interjection
prep. : preposition
suff. : suffix
pref. : prefix
fig. : figurative
plu. : plural
lit. : literal
poet. : poetic
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Vocabulary
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Alif mad Aa(long)
aab: water
aab: splendor/elegance/polish/brightness/
temper(steel)/lustre(gems)/sharpness(sword)
aab-e-aa'inah: polish of a mirror
aab-e-chashm: tears
aabaad: populated/inhabited/peopled/prosperous/happy
aatish: fire
aatmaa: soul/spirit/mind
aasim: sinner/culprit
aakhir: last/final
aaraa: embellishing/adorning
aaraam: rest/repose/respite/relief/ease/comfort
aara'ish decoration/adornment/beauty
aarzoo: yearning/desire/wish/longing
aaz: ardent desire/lust/covetousness
aazaad: free/unrestrained
aazardah: annoyed/dejected/uneasy/gloomy/sad
aazmaa'ish: trial/experiment/testing/proving
aas: longing/desire/hope/faith/shelter/refuge
aasaan: light/facile/easy
aasmaan: heaven/sky
aasmaani: heavenly/celestial/azure
aasoodah: opulent/rich/satisfied
aashaa: desire/hope/longing
aashuftah: perplexed/careworn/distracted/confused
aashnaa: aquaintance/friend/lover
aashiyaan: nest/house
aakhaaz: commencement/outset/beginning
aaghosh: embrace/lap/bosom
aaftaab: sun
aan.ch: flame/warmth/fervor/loss/grief
aan.dhee: dust-storm/hurricane
aan.soo: tears
aawaarah: wanderer/vagrant/destitute
aawaaz: noise/sound/cry/shout
aawaazah: rumor/fame/report/reputation
aah: sigh
aahistah: softly/leisurely/slowly
aa'inah: mirror
Alif (short)
ab: now/presently
ubaal: boiling/rage/anger
ibtidaa': commencement/beginning
abtar: ruined/scattered/worthless
ibtisaam: smile/cheerfulness
ibtilaa: trial/misfortune/suffering
abad: eternity
abr: cloud
abroo: eyebrow
ibn: son
ittifaaq: agreement/concord/chance/event/opportunity
ittifaaqaan: accidentally
ittikaa': dependence/reliance
itlaaf: loss/ruin/decay
itmaam: completion/perfection
ittihaam: charge/imputation/blame
aTak: obstacle/obstruction
isbaat: proof
asar: mark/sign/trace/effect
ujaaR: ruined/waste/abandoned
ijaazat: permission/leave/sanction
ajnabee: stranger/foreigner/alien
iHtiyaaj: need
iHtiyaat: caution/heed
iHsaas: feeling/emotion
akhbaar: news/newspaper
ikhtiyaar: choice/option/power/influence/control/authority
akhz: grasping/seizing/taking
idraak: perception/comprehension
iraadah: aim/object/will/desire
arjmand: exalted
urdoo: army/camp
irshaad: instruction/order/command/guidance
arz: land/region/earth
armaan: desire/yearning/wish
asaas: foundation
asbaab: causes/motives/means
ustaad: master/professor
isti'faa: resignation
isti'maal: application/usage/use
asad: lion
israaf: waste/extravagance
asir: prisoner/captive
ishaarah: gesture/symbol/wink/sign
ishtihaar: notification/poster/reputation/renown
ishtiyaaq: longing/craving/desire
ishfaaq: compassion/kindness
ashk: tearS
israar: obduracy/persistence/obstinacy
asli: original/genuine/real/true
iztiraab: restlessness/perturbation/anxiety
iztiraar: helplessness/agitation/constraint
iz-haar: disclosure/proclamation/statement/testimony
i'tibaar: trust/confidence/faith/reliance
i'tiraaz: objection/criticism/protest
i'jaaz: miracle/marvel/wonder
i'laam: announcing/notifying
uftaad: misery/distress/mishap/foundation
iftikhaar: honor/glory/repute/distinction
ifraat: excess/exuberance/plenty
afsaanah: tale/legend/fiction
afsurdah: melancholy/depressed
afsos: regret/remorse/dejection
ufaq: horizon
iqraar: promise/pledge/confession/declaration/covenant
iqtizaa': requirement/need/demand
aksar: most/much/many/frequent
aksar: frequently/usually/generally/often
al: the
iltifaat: regard/kindness/favor/friendship
imtiHaan: examination/test/trial/proof/experiment
imtiyaaz: discrimination/discernment/distinction
ummid: hope/expectation/trust
intikhaab: selection/choice/election
intizaam: management/order/method/arrangement
intiqaam: revenge/reprisal
anjaam: end/conclusion/result/issue
anjuman: assembly/meeting/society/council
an.dar: within/inside/inward
insaaniyyat: humanity/civility
in'aam: gift/reward/largesse
inqilaab: revolution
inkaar: denial/contradiction
auqaat: status/position
awwaal: first/excellent/best
imaan: belief/faith/creed/conscience
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Be
bi: by/with/from/in/into/near/on/for/towards
(Always prefixed to another word)
ba: by/with/from/in/into/to/on/upon/for/upto
(Always prefixed to another word)
baa: with/by/possessed of
baab: door/gate/chapter/topic/subject
baabul: father
baat: word/saying/speech/tale/news/question/business
proposal/point/gossip/substance
baad: wind/air/breeze
baadshaah: emperor/king
baadal: cloud(s)
baadah: wine/spirits
baadiyah: wilderness/desert
baadiyah: goblet/cup
baar: time/turn/chance/opportunity/delay/obstacle
baar: burden/load/permission/grief/court
baarish: rain
baareek: fine/slender/delicate/difficult/subtle
baaz: falcon
baaz: again/back/refusing
baazaar: market
baazi: sport/game/wager
baazichah: toy/fun/sport
baagh: garden/orchard/grove
baaqee: remaining/lasting
baaqee: residue/remainder/arrears
baalam: a lover/sweet-heart/husband
baan.kaa: curved/crooked/sly/cunning
baano: lady/gentlewoman
bachchah: child
baHs: dispute/argument/debate/controversy
bukhaar: steam/temperature/fever/rage
bakhshish: gift/donation/reward/alms/tip
bad: bad/wicked/evil
badal: exchange/change/substitution
badlaa: exchange/retaliation/revenge
badan: body
baraabar: equal/even/level/alike/opposite/accurate
bardaasht: endurance/tolerance/patience
barkat: abundance/prosperity/blessing/auspiciousness
buzurg: great/venerable/aged/noble
bas: sufficient/enough/plenty
bast: obstacle/knot/asylum/sanctuary
bistar: bed
bashar: man/mortal
baghaawat: revolt/rebellion/disloyalty
baghal: armpit/side
balaa: calamity/distress/trial/misfortune
buland: high/lofty/sublime/exalted/tall/loud
ban.dagi: devotion/worship/service
bandah: slave/servant/individual/man
bunyaad: foundation
bood: being/existence
bahaadur: brave/valiant/high-spirited
bahaar: spring/prime/bloom/beauty/glory/delight
bahaanah: excuse/pretext/evasion/reason
bhool: forgetfulness/omission/mistake/lapse/fault
be: without/void of
be aabroo: dishonorable
be ittifaaqi: discord/disunity
be iHtiyaati: incautiousness
be adab: rude/unmannerly
be i'tibaar: untrustworthy/discredit
be imtiyaaz: indiscriminating
be an.daazah: unlimited/endless
be insaaf: unfair/unjust
be imaan: faithless/liar/cheat
be bas: helpless/weak
be pardah: unveiled/immodest/exposed
be parwaa: heedless/indifferent/above want
be taab: restless/powerless/impatient
be taasir: ineffectual/useless
be tameez: indiscreet/rude/uncultured
be jaan: lifeless
be jurm: faultless
be chain: restless/uneasy
be Hadd: endless/boundless
be Hayaa: shameless/impudent/bare-faced
be khabar: uninformed/ignorant/stupid
be khataa: faultless/innocent
be daad: iniquity/injustice/oppression
be rahm: merciless/cruel
be zaar: disgusted/displeased
be zabaan: dumb/speechless/modest
be zar: destitute/poor
be sakhtah: artless/unaffected/natural/plain
be sabr: impatient
be taaqat: powerless
be qadr: worthless
be qaraar: uneasy/restless/unsettled
be kaar: idle/unemployed/useless
be kas: friendless/lonely
be gunaah: innocent/guiltless
be ma'ni: meaningless/absurd
be naseeb: unfortunate
be nazir: unequalled/matchless/unique
be wafaa: faithless/ungrateful/treacherous
be waqoof: foolish/stupid/dolt
be hunar: unskilled
be hosh: unconscious
bayaabaan: desert/wilderness
bayaan: description/statement/account
bait: house/abode
bait: couple/verse
bedaar: awake/alert/vigilant
begaanah: strange/alien/foreign
bimaar: sick/ill
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Pe
paas: custody/regard/supervision
pak: pure/holy/immaculate/chaste/undefiled
pakeezah: pure/clean/neat
paagal: mad/insane/idiotic/distressed
paani: water/rain/lustre/character/honor
pardah: curtain/screen/veil/secrecy/privacy
parastish: worship
parwarish: fostering/rearing/sustenance/protecting
pariwash: fairy-like/beautiful
pareshaan: troubled/distracted/distressed
pasand: choice/approval/preference
pasinaa: perspiration/sweat
pashemaan: penitent/repentant/ashamed
pal: a moment
panaah: protection/asylum/refuge
payaam: message
peshaah: craft/trade/profession
paighaam: message/news/advice
paimaan: promise/agreement/oath/confirmation
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Te
taab: heat/power/endurance/rage
taabish: heat/splendour/grief/sorrow
taasir: effect/impression
taj: crown/tiara
taarikh: date/annals
taarik: dark/obscure
taazah: fresh/new/tender/happy
taak: look/regard/aim/view
tabaah: ruined/spoiled/depraved/wretched
tabdeel: change
tabassum: smile/smiling
tajribah: experience/experiment/test/proof
toHfaa: a gift
takht: throne/seat
tadbir: deliberation/opinion/advice/arrangement/order
tarjumaan: interpreter
tars: fear/terror
tars: compassion/pity/mercy
tarraqqee: elevation/promotion/proficiency
tarkeeb: composition/mixture/plan/mode/method
tasallee: consolation/comfort/satisfaction
tasleem: salutation/greeting/resignation/submission
tashreef: honoring
tishnagi: thirst/desire/longing
tasawwur: imagination/fancy/idea
tasawwuf: mysticism
tasweer: picture/portrait/painting
ta'ajjub: wondering/admiration/amazement/surprise
ta'areef: explanation/description/praise/definition
ta'alluq: connection/relation/consideration
taqdeer: fate/luck
taqriban: approximately
talaash: search/inquiry/quest
talkh: bitter/acrimonious/pungent/unpalatable
talwaar: sword
tamaashaa: entertainment/fun/amusement/sport/spectacle
tamaam: entire/complete/perfect/end
tan: body
tanqiH: cleaning/investigation/inquiry/issue
tangi: narrowness/hardship/poverty
tanhaa: alone/solitary
taubah: repentance
tauheen: disgrace/contempt/defamation/dishonor/insult
taiyaar: ready/prepared/finished/alert/ripe
teer: arrow
tez: sharp/keen/caustic/pungent/swift/clever
tegh: sword/dagger
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Te
Takkar: collision/encounter/rivalry/competition
TooT: breaking/fracture/loss
ThanD: cold/chill
Thokar: obstacle/kick/stumble
TeRh: crookedness
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Se
saabit: confirmed/established/fixed/stable
sabaat: stability/endurance/resolution/constancy
suboot: evidence/proof/conviction/constancy/stability
saarwat: wealth/power/influence
siqaafat: culture
siqaalat: burden/weight
siqaahat: reliability/trustworthiness
sawaab: reward/recompense
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Jeem
jaazib: alluring/attractive
jaaree: running/flowing/current/continuing
jaagir: a fief
jaam: goblet
jaan: soul/life/mind/vigor/sweetheart/beloved
jaahil: ignorant/illiterate/barbarous
jaa'edaad: property/estate/assets
jaa'iz: legal/permitted
judaa: separate/apart/asunder/peculiar
judaaee: separation/absence
jazb: allurement/attraction
jazbah: passion/rage/desire/feeling
jurm: crime/guilt
jurmaanah: fine/penalty
justjoo: search/inquiry
jism: body
jashn: a feast/celebration
ja'l: counterfeit
jafaa: oppression/injustice/injury
jigar: liver/heart/soul/mind
jalaal: splendor/majesty
jalwah: lustre/splendour/display/show
jamaal: beauty/elegance
janaazah: corpse/funeral
jumbish: movement
jannat: paradise/garden
jang: battle/war
junoon: madness/insanity
jawaab: answer/equal/parallel/match
jawaan: young/youth
josh: heat/zeal/enthusiasm/passion/lust
jahaaz: ship/vessel
jahaannum: hell
jeewan: life/existence
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Che
chaarah: remedy/cure/help/aid/resource
chaadar: a sheet/veil/waterfall
chaal: gait/walk/custom/trick/strategem
chaalaak: clever/expert/cunning/nimble
chaan.dani: moonlight
chaan.di: silver/wealth
chaah: desire/love/affection/need/choice
chitwan: look/glance/appearance
charaagh: lamp
charaagaah: meadow/pasture
chust: alert/active/clever/quick/tight
cashm: eye/hope
chasmak: wink/winking/misunderstanding/spectacles
chakaan.: dropping/distilling
chamak: glitter/splendour/flash/gleam
chaman: flower garden
cheez: thing/commodity
chain: ease/comfort/rest/peace
BaRi he
Haadisah: accident/occurence/calamity/misfortune
Haal: state/condition/narrative/circumstance
Hubb: love/friendship/desire/affection/wish
Habeeb: beloved/sweetheart/comrade/friend
Hijaab: veil/modesty/bashfulness/night
Hadd: boundary/limit
Hiddat: sharpness/fury/acrimony/poignancy
Hads: novelty/innovation
Hudood: boundaries/penal laws
Hizaaqat: Intelligence/wisdom
Haraarat: heat/fever/ardor/fervor/zeal
Haraam: unlawful/forbidden
Hirs: eager/greediness/desire/ambition
Hoorriyat: emancipation/freedom
Huzn: grief/sadness/sorrow
Hisaab: reckoning/account/computation/rate/sense
Husn: beauty/elegance
Haseen: beautiful/elegant/charming/handsome
Hashmat: state/dignity/pomp/retinue
Hisaar: fort/enclosure/fence
Husool: acquisition/profit/advantage/achievement
Hissah: share/portion/lot
Hifaazat: guarding/security/safety
Haqq: just/truth/right
Haqeeqat: truth/reality/narration/condition
Hukm: order/decree/statute/law
Hikmat: wisdom/knowledge/cleverness/device
Halaal: legal/permitted
Himaayat: protection/patronage/support/defence
Hamlah: attack/assault/invasion
Hawaalah: charge/custody/care
Hausalah: capacity/courage/spirit/resolution/desire
Hayaa: modesty/shame
Hayaat: life/existence
Haiseeyat: rank/capacity/merit/status/prestige
Hairaan: amazed/confounded/perplexed/worried
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Khe
khaas: special/particular/private/noble/unmixed
khaak: dust/earth/ashes
khaalis: pure/genuine/sincere(friend)
khaam: raw/green/inexpert/immature/vain
khaamosh: silent
khaandaan: family/lineage/dynasty
khaanum: lady/princess/wife
khaanah: house/room/compartment/partition
khabar: news/information/report/rumor/notice
khatm: conclusion/seal
khatm: finished/done
khajaalat: shame/bashfulness
khajaalat: happy/auspicious/blessed
khuda: God
khidmat: service/office/duty
kharaab: bad/depraved/ruined/spoiled/wretched/obscene
khurram: happy
khareed: purchase
khizaanah: treasury/treasure
khastah: wounded/broken/sorrowful
khushk: dry/withered/cynic
khatt: letter/note/mark
khataa: mistake/slio/oversight/error
khutbah: sermon/oration/introduction
khatrah: danger/fear/risk
khafaa: concealment/secrecy
khafaa: angry/displeased
khalaas: deliverance/redemption/freedom
khilaaf: opposition/contraiety/falsehood
khilaaf: against
khalish: prick/pain/anxiety/apprehension
khumaar: intoxication
khanjar: dagger
khwaab: sleep/dream
khwaar: wretched/deserted/friendless/poor
khwaahish: desire/request/demand
khoob: good/excellent/beautiful/amiable
khood: j. self/private/personal/own
khoorsheed: sun
khoosh: pleasing/happy
khoon: blood/murder
khayaal: thought/imagination/opinion/care/respect
khair: good/best
khair: welfare/happiness
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Daal
daakhil: entering
daad: justice/appeal/revenge/praise
daar: having/holding
daar: house/country
daaraa: holder/sovereign/king
daaru: alcohol
daaru: medicine/remedy
daastaan: story/fable/tale
daagh: scar/blemish/stain/calamity/grief/loss
daam: net/snare
daam: price/value
daanaa: wise/learned
daanistah: knowingly
daanish: knowledge/science/learning
daa'im: perpetual/permanent
dakhl: entrance/access/reach/skill
dar: door/gate/entrance
dar: in/into/within/to/about/by
durr: pearl
daraaz: long/tall/extended
darkhwaasht: request/petition/appeal
dard: pain/affliction/sympathy/compassion
dars: sight/view/look
durust: right/proper/well/safe/precise
durusht: rough/hard/rigid/oppressive/fierce
darmiyan: middle/midst/interval
darwaazah: door/gate
darya: a large river/sea
duzd: thief
dastoor: custom/usage/manner/rule
dushman: enemy
dushnaam: abuse/invective
dushwaar: difficult
du'aa: blessing/prayer/wish
da'wat: invitation/banquet
daghaa: deceit/treachery/delusion
daf'a: time/turn/section/class
dafn: burial/concealment
dil: heart/soul/courage/generosity/wish
dilbar: lovely/sweetheart
dilaasaa: consolation/encouragement
dimaagh: brain/intellect/airs/conceit
dawaa: medicine
door: distant/remote/far
daur: revolving/period/cycle/orbit
dost: friend/lover
daulat: riches/fortune/happiness/cause/means
diyaar: country/region
deedaar: sight/interview
deewaar: a wall
deewaanah: madman
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Daal
Daakaa: robbery
Dar: fear
Dagar: path/road
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Zaal
zaati: innate/inherent/essential/natural
zaakir: remembering/grateful
zillaat: insult/dishonor/affront/abjectness
zaleel: abject/base/wretched/contemptible
zauq: taste
zehn: acumen/wit/sagacity/understanding
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Re
raaHat: rest/repose/comfort/tranquility/ease
raaz: mystery/secret
raast: true/honest/straight/even/level
raastah: path/road/manner
raazi: willing/satisfied/agreed/pleased
raah: road/pathcustom/journey/method
rabb: creator/god
rahm: mercy/pity/compassion/kindness/tenderness
rukh: face/cheek/side/point
rukhsaar: face/cheek/complexion/aspect
rukhsat: leave/permission/dismissal/indulgence
radd: rejection/repulsion/returning
razm: war/battle
rasan: rope/string/cord
ruswaa: infamous/dishonored/disgraced
rasool: a prophet
rishtah: thread/line/relationship/kinship/alliance
rashk: jealousy/envy/malice/spite
raftaar: speed/pace/walk/motion
rafi': high/sublime/exalted
rafeeq: friend/ally
raqs: dance/dancing
raqeeb: rival/competitor
ran.j: grief/sorrow/trouble/inconvience
ran.jish: grief/indignation/misunderstanding/anguish
ran.g: color/dye/fashion/enjoyment
ran.geen: colored/lively/elegant/flowery/figurative
rawaanah: despatched/proceeding
roz: a day
roz: daily
rozah: a fast
raushan/roshan: light/illuminated/bright/clear/splendid
raunaq: lustre/beauty/elegance/freshness
resham: silk
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Re
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Ze
zaar: weeping/lamentation/garden/desire/wish
zabar: above/superior/greater/top
zabardast: vigorous/violent/tyrranical/superior
zakhm: wound/damage/loss
zadah: struck/stricken/oppressed
zar: gold
zukaam: cold
zulf: curl/ringlet/tress
zamaanah: time/age/period
zameen: ground/earth
zanjeer: chain
zindaan: prison/jail
zindagi: life/living/existence
zindah: alive/living
zinhaar: beware!
zood: quickly/soon/suddenly
zor: force/strength/power/influence/stress
zahr: poison
zebaa: adorned/beautiful/proper/graceful
zeenat: decoration/beauty
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Zhe
zhaalah: hail/dew/frost
zholeedah: dishevelled/entangled/intricate
zhiyaan: terrible/furious/angry/rapacious
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Seen
saajan: lover/sweetheart/beloved
saaHir: magician
saaHil: shore/beach
saadah: simple/plain/candid/sincere
saaz: apparatus/equipment/concord
saazish: conspiracy/intrigue/collusion
saaqee: cup-bearer/page/beloved
saal: year
saalim: safe/sound/perfect/whole
saamaan: apparatus/custom/understanding/power
saan.ch: truth/reality
saan.s: breath/sigh
saayah: shadow/shade/shelter/apparition
sabab: cause/reason
sabaq: lesson/lecture/advancing
subuk: light/delicate/trivial/frivolous/futile
sitaarah: star
sitaan.: taking/seizing
sitam: oppression/tyranny/injustice/violence
sajdah: prostration
saHar: dawn/morning
sakht: hard/firm/cruel/harsh/vehement
sukhan: speech/words/business/affair
sar: head/top/pinnacle/origin/chief/desire
siraaj: lamp/candle/sun
surkh: red
sard: cold/damp/dull/dead
suroor: pleasure/joy/exhilaration
sazaa: correction/punishment/requital
sust: loose/frail/lazy/slow/dull
sifaarish: recommendation
safar: journey
safed: white
saktah: trance/swoon/pause
sukoot: silence/peace/rest/tranquility
sukoon: peace/rest/tranquility
salaam: salutation/peace/safety/compliment
silsilah: chain/series/pedigree/genealogy
sang: stone/weight
sanh: year/era
siwaa: except/save/but/besides
sawaal: question/petition/application/request/demand
saudaa: trade/marketing/goods
soz: burning/passion/vexation
saugand: oath
soona: void/empty/desolate/lonely
siyaah: black/dark/unfortunate/bad
sair: walk/excursion/recreation/amusement
seerat: quality/nature/disposition
sailaab: flood/deluge/torrent
seenah: chest/bosom
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Sheen
shaakh: branch/bough/dilemma/difficulty/objection
shaad: happy/cheerful/delighted
shaa'ir: poet
shaagird: pupil/apprentice/servant
shaam: evening
shaamil: including/comprising/connected/mingled/common
shaan: dignity/glory/grandeur
shaah: king/prince/monarch
shahzaadah: prince
shaayad: perhaps/probably
shab: night
shabnam: dew
shabaab: youth
shabeenah: nocturnal
shujaa': brave
shakhs: a person/individual/being/body
sharaab: wine/liquor
sharaarah: spark/gleam/flash
shart: condition/agreement/wager
sharm: shame/modesty
shuroo': beginning
shareef: noble/eminent/honorable
shi'r: verse/couplet
shu'lah: flame/blaze/flash/light
shu'oor: wisdom/intellect
shafaqat: kindeness/compassion/mercy
shakk: doubt/suspense/hesitation
shikaar: hunting/prey
shikaayat: complaint/accusation/illness
shukr: gratitude
shakl: form/appearance/model/image/diagram
shikwah: complaint/chiding
shumaar: counting/numbering/estimation/account
shama': lamp/candle
shokh: playful/mischievous/bold/insolent
shor: noise/outcry/tumult/clamor/ardor
shauq: taste/fondness/desire/interest
shahd: honey
shahr: city
shuhrat: renown/fame/rumor
shaheed: martyr
shaikh: elder
shekhi: bragging
shireen: sweet/pleasant/gentle
shaitaan: satan/devil/demon
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Saad
saahib: master/lord/ruler/companion/title
saaf: clean/pure/innocent/clear/legible/plain
subH: morning/dawn
sabr: patience/endurance/submission/suffering
suHbat: companionship/society/conversation
saHraa: plain/desert
saHeeH: right/correct/genuine/sound/pure/just
sadr: chest/bosom/chief
sadmah: shock/blow/calamity/collision/suffering
sirf: only/mere/sheer
sirf: purely/exclusively
sa'oobat: difficulty/hardship
salaaH: peace/treaty/integrity/advice/counsel
sanam: idol/sweetheart/mistress
surat: form/figure/countenance/aspect/manner/plight
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Zaad
zaabit: governor/master/possessor
zaabit: strict/punctual/patient/disciplinarian
zaabitah: rule/custom/canon/law/code
zaamin: sponsor/surety/guarantor
zaa'i: lost/destroyed/wasted/fruitless
zarar: injury/damage/harm/affliction/loss/ruin
zaroor: necessary/expedient/needful
zaroor: certainly/absolutely
zaroorat: need/compulsion/want/exigency
zu'f: weakness/feebleness
za'if: weak/infirm/feeble/old/faint
zalaal: error/fault/vice
zamaanat: surety/bond
zameer: mind/heart/thought/reflection/sense
zau: light/sunlight
ziyaa: light/splendour/brilliancy
zeeq: anguish/melancholy/
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To-e
taab: sweet/agreeable/pure/excellent
taaq: arch/cupola/niche
taaqat: strength/power/might
taalib: seeker/enquirer/lover/candidate
tabi'at: nature/temperament/disposition
tapaan.: palpitating/throbbing
tarh: manner/mode/form/design/plan
tarz: manner/fashion/way
taraf: side/margin/direction
tariqah: method/custom/path/way
ta'n: blame/reproach/censure/chide
talaaq: divorce/repudiation
talab: search/inquiry//wish/demand/request
taur: manner/condition/mode/state
toofaan: storm/tempest/hurricane
taiyyaar: ready
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Zo-e
zaalim: tyrant/oppressor
zaahir: manifest/clear/evident
zaahiraa: outwardly/manifestly
zarif: witty/subtle/fine
zafar: victory/triumph/gain
zulm: ppression/tyranny
zann: suspicion
zaheer: ally/associate
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Ain
'aajiz: powerless/weak/helpless/dejected
'aadat: custom/habit/usage/practice/manner
'aadil: just/sincere/righteous
'aazim: determined/resolute
'aashiq: lover/suitor
'aaqil: wise/sensible
'aalam: world/universe/regions/public/beauty/period
'aalim: learned/wise/intelligent
'aali: high/sublime/exalted/grand
'ibaadat: prayers/devotion
'ibaarat: composition/style/diction
'abas: useless/profitless/trifling/idle
'ibrat: warning/admonition
'itaab: rebuke/reproach/anger/displeasure
'ajab: wonder/astonishment
'ajab: wonderful/amazing/strange/rare
'ajeeb: wonderful/surprising/rare/admirable/unique
'adam: non-existence/nothing/annihilation
'azaab: torment/pain/punishment
'arz: petition/request/exposition/review
'irfaan: knowledge/science/wisdom
'urooj: ascension/rising/exaltation
'uryaan: naked/bare/devoid
'izzat: honor/esteem/glory/reputation
'azeez: dear/beloved/honored/respected/worthy
'ishrat: pleasure/enjoyment/mirth/society
'ishq: love/excessive passion
'atr: perfume
'atf: kindness/favor/affection/present
'iffat: purity/chastity
'aql: intellect/reason/knowledge
'uqoobat: punishment/torment/torture
'ilaaj: cure/treatment/antidote
'ilaaqah: jurisdiction/area/tenure
'ilm: knowledge/science/doctrine
'aleem: wise/learned
'imaarat: building/edifice
'amalan: practically/truly
'inaad: enmity/obstinacy
'aurat: woman/wife/nudity
'aish: pleasure/delight/luxury
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Ghain
ghaalib: victorious/predominant
ghaalib: often/likely/most probably
ghaa'ib: hidden/absent
ghubaar: vapor/fog/mist/dust/vexation
ghaddaar: disloyal/treacherous
gharaz: intention/meaning/design/view/want
ghuroor: pride/vanity
gharib: poor/destitute/strange/innocent/wonderful
ghazal: ode/poem
ghash: stupor/fainting
ghussah: anger/passion/rage/anxiety/grief
ghaflat: negligence/drowsiness/stupor
ghulaam: slave/boy/youth
ghalat: wrong/incorrect/inaccurate
ghaleez: dirty/filthy/gross/coarse/obscene
gham: grief/sorrow/concern/care
ghammaaz: informer/tattletale/back-biting
ghair: besides
ghair: other/different/alien/bad
ghair: without/except/but/save
ghairat: honor/modesty/bashfulness/envy/enmity
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Fe
faakhir: a boaster
faash: apparent/known/notorious
faasilah: distance/space/separation
faaqah: starvation/fasting/poverty
faa'idah: benefit/profit/utility
faa'iq: superior/great
fitnah: sedition/revolt/mischief/temptation
fakhr: glory/honor/pride/egotism
fida: sacrifice/devotion/ransom/exchange
fidaa'ee: lover
firaaq: separation/anxiety/absence/distance
firdaus: garden/paradise
farishtah: angel/apostle/prophet/messenger
fursat: opportunity/leisure/rest/recovery
farq: difference/distance/separation/defect
faro: down/below/under
faryaad: complaint/cry
fareb: deceit/trick/fraud
faza': lamentation/wailing
fasanah: romance/tale/fable
fazl: excellence/virtue/reward/wisdom
fitrat: nature/creation/deceit/intrigue/wisdom
faqr: poverty
fikr: opinion/notion/care/concern/anxiety/counsel
figaar: wounded/sore/afflicted/confused
falak: sky/heaven/fortune/fate
fauj: army/crowd/multitude
fauran: immediately/quickly/directly
fahm: understanding/intellect
faisalah: settlement/decree/decision
faiz: liberality/grace/bounty
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Qaaf
qaabil: worthy/able/competent/deserving/clever
qaaboo: power/command/authority/possession/hold
qaatil: murderer/assassin/homicide
qaazee: judge
qaafiyah: rhyme/metre/cadence
qaanoon: rule/law/system/state
qaa'il: confessing/agreeing/conceding/subdued
qaa'im: erect/stagnant/firm/durable
qabr: grave/tomb
qubool: consent/acceptance/assent/recognition
qatl: killing/murder/assassination
qadd: stature/size/height
qadr: dignity/honor/worth/value
qudrat: power/strength/universe/nature
qadam: step/pace/footstep
qaraar: residence/stability/rest/patience/satisfaction
qurbaan: sacrifice/victim/offering
qarz: debt/loan
qareeb: near/adjacent/akin/approaching
qasam: an oath
qism: sort/kind/species/portion/nature
qismat: fortune/fate/share/portion/head/category
qusoor: fault/defect/blame/sin/failure
qissah: tale/fable/romance/quarrel/dispute
qazaa: fate/destiny/jurisdiction/judgement
qafas: cage/network/body
qalb: heart/mind/soul/intellect/marrow/pith
qalam: reed/pen/handwriting
qaul: word/saying/promise/consent/vow
qaum: nation/people
qaid: imprisonment/confinement/obstacle/control
qeemat: price/value/woth/cost
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Kaaf
kaatib: scribe/writer
kaazib: false
kaar: affair/work/labor/duty/profession
kaasah: cup/goblet/bowl
kaashif: discoverer/revealer
kaaghaz: paper/letter/document
kaafir: infidel/sweetheart/mistress
kaafir: impious/ungrateful
kaafur: camphor
kaafi: sufficient/enough
kaam: palate/desire/object/purport/design/intention
kaamraan: successful/fortunate/happy/blessed
kaahish: anxiety/pining/decline/decay
kaahil: lazy/slow/indolent/relaxed/tardy/ailing
kabootar: pigeon/dove
kabeer: great/large/immense
kitaab: book/writing/despatch
kasrat: bundance/excess/bulk
karam: kindness/favor/bounty/clemency
kas: man/person
kasab: profession/trade
kasr: breach/loss/affliction
kasal: laxity/cowardice/depression/sickness
kiswat: dress/appearance/habit/figure/form/manner
kashti: ship/boat/vessel/tray
kashish: drawing/attraction/allurement
kufr: paganism/infidelity/profanity
kafan: shroud
kul: all/complete/entire/aggregate/universe
kam: deficient/few/little/rare/scanty
kamzor: weak/feeble/powerless
kamaal: excellence/perfection/miracle/art
kamaan: bow/arch/spring
kamee: deficiency/loss/abatement/reduction/dearth
kameenah: mean/vulgar/base/defective
kandah: carved/engraved
koshish: attempt/endeavor/labor/exertion
koft: beating/pain/vexation/grief/gilding
kaul: mouthful/morsel
koh: mountain/hill
kaif: intoxication
kaifiyyat: narrative/circumstances/explanation/situation
keenah: malice/rancor/enmity
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Gaaf
giraan.: precious/costly/dear/important/heavy
gard: trifle/dust
gird: round/circumference/environs
girdaab: whirlpool/abyss/vortex
gardish: revolution/circulation/misfortune/vagrancy
giriftaar: captured/seized/smitten/prisoner/captivated
garm: hot/burning/ardent/choleric/lively
girau: pledge/pawn
girah: knot/joint/knuckle
giriyaan.: weeping/crying
giryah: weeping/lamentation/crying/plaint
guzaarish: petition/request/explanation
guzaarah: living/subsistence/passage/abode
gazeedah: stung/bitten
guzeedah: selected/chosen
gustaakhee: rudeness/arrogance/audacity
guftgoo: conversation/discourse
gul: rose/flower/ornament/brand
gilah: complaint/blame/reproach/lamentation
gum: lost/missing/distracted
gumaan: doubt/surmise/fancy/pride/opinion/distrust
gunaah: fault/sin/crime/guilt
gawaaraa: palatable/agreeable/pleasant/nice
gawaah: a witness
gawaahee: testimony/evidence
goshah: corner/angle/cell/privacy
goyaa: speaking/eloquent
geer: taking/holding/seizing/conquering
gesoo: tresses/locks
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Laam
laazim: necessary/compulsory/important
laash: corpse
laa'iq: worthy/suitable/able/qualified/decent
lazzat: taste/flavor/enjoyment/pleasure
larzaan.: termbling/tremulous/fearing
lataafat: pleasantness/elegance/subtility
lutf: kindness/favor/grace/pleasure
latmah: slap/blow
lateefah: pleasantry/witticism/joke
lughat: tongue/speech/dialect/word/dictionary
lifaafah: cover/envelope/wrapper/secret
lafz: word/saying
lagaam: bridle/rein
lamHah: minute/moment
lang: lameness/limp
liyaaqat: worth/ability/merit/skill
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Meem
maatam: mourning/grief
maal: riches/property/merchandise/revenue
maalik: master/lord/owner/God
maani': impediment/hinderance/objection/stopper
maahir: skilled/expert/master/excel
mubaarak: auspicious/blessed/felicitation
mubtada: commencement/principle
mutaassif: sorrowful/repentant/grieving
mutabassim: smiling/laughing
mutaHammil: affable/tolerant/patient/passive
mutaraddid: hesitant/perplexed/wavering/grieved
matrook: abandoned/obsolete/rejected
muta'assib: prejudiced/partial/superstitious
matwalaa: intoxicated/inebriated
mutawaqqi': expecting/hopeful
matin: strong/solid/vigorous/obstinate
misaal: simile/likeness/metaphor/example
masal: proverb/example
majaal: power/strength/stability/opportunity
majboor: compelled/helpless/oppressed
mujrim: criminal/culpable/faulty
mujrim: felon/criminal/sinner
majrooh: wounded/hurt/smitten
majma': congregation/assemblage/crowd/collection
muHaafiz: protector/guardian/guard
maHabbat: love/friendship
maHboob: lover/friend/sweetheart
maHboob: loved/lovely
maHboobah: mistress/sweetheart
maHboos: confined/imprisoned
muHtaj: needy/poor/defective
maHjoob: modesty/shame/bashfulness
maHdood: limited/bounded/finite
maHroom: deprived/unlucky/prohibited/disappointed
moHzoon: grieved/vexed
muHsin: patron/benefactor
maHsood: envied/hated
maHsoos: felt/perceived/sensible
maHzooz: pleased/delighted/rich/contented
maHfil: congregation/assembly
miHnat: labor/toil/difficulty/trial
makhboot: mad/insane
mukhtasar: concise/abbreviated
makhmal: velvet
makhmoor: intoxicated/drunk
madaar: circumference/orbit/station/dependence
mudaam: eternally/always/continually
madad: help/assistance/reinforcement/wages
madhosh: intoxicated/astonished
mazaaq: joke/taste/relish/perception
mazhab: religion/sect/doctrine
muraad: desire/will/intention/vow/tenor/meaning
martabah: degree/office/class/order
marhoom: dead/deceased
mard: man/male/hero/husband
murdah: dead/weak/decrepit
marghoob: desired/beautiful
marqoom: written/inscribed
marmar: marble
marham: ointment/salve/cure
mareez: patient
mizaaj: mixture/temperament/humor/pride
mazaar: shrine/tomb/grave
mazah: taste/relish/enjoyment/pleasure
musaafir: traveller/stranger
mast: drunk/intoxicated
masroor: glad/cheerful/pleased
mash'al: torch/lantern
mushkil: difficult/intricate/hard/painful
mashhoor: noted/famous/reported/proclaimed
museebat: misfortune/calamity/adversity/evil
mazboot: strong/firm/resolute/valid
matlab: object/aim/meaning/motive/wish/desire
mazloom: injure/oppressed/wronged
mu'aahid: ally/confederate
mu'ijzah: miracle
ma'shooq: beloved/sweetheart
ma'loom: known/evident/clear
ma'mool: governed/prepared/customary
ma'nee: meaning/intent/signifcance/reality/essence
maghz: brain/pith/intellect
maghroor: proud/arrogant
maghloob: conquered/subdued
muft: free/gratis
muflis: poor/indigent/bankrupt
maflook: indigent/beggarly/destitute
mufeed: profitable/beneficial/useful
muqaabil: opposite/converse/against/matching
maqaal: word/speech/saying/proverb
maqaam: dwelling/station/position/basis
maqbarah: tomb/grave
maqbool: accepted/chosen/grateful
muqaddar: fate/destiny/predestination
muqaddam: antecedent/prior/superior/chief
muqir: confessing/admitting/acknowledging
muqarrar: established/fixed/certain/customary/permanent
maqsad: intention/purpose/aim/goal/desire
maqsood: intended/proposed
makkaar: cunning/artful/deceitful
makaan: house/place/habitation
mukaddar: turbid/muddy/sullen/gloomy/vexed
mukarrar: repeatedly/again
maknoon: hidden/concealed
magar: unless/perhaps/except/but/however
mulaazim: servant/aide
mulaaqaat: meeting/encounter/interview/visit
malaal: sadness/grief/langor/fatigue
malaamat: censure/rebuke
mulaa'im: soft/tender/gentle/placid
mulk: nation/realm/territory
malool: sad/depressed/tired/bored
mumtaaz: exalted/eminent/chosen
mumkin: possible/feasible
munaasib: proper/suitable/fit/apt/congruous
munHasir: surrounded/besieged/dependent/resting
manzil: day's journey/destination/storey/house
manish: heart/mind/soul/magnanimity/pride
manzar: countenance/visage/sight/aspect/scene
manzoor: admired/chosen/approved/accepted/granted
mana': prohibition/refusal/hindrance/forbidding
maut: death/mortality
mauj: wave/surge/enjoyment/ecstasy/caprice/plenty
moojib: cause/reason
mausam: season/time
mauqa': occasion/opportunity/place/situation
mom: wax
mua'yyid: corroborative/confirmatory
muhaajir: refugee/emigrant
mahtaab: moonlight
mihrbaani: favor/kindness
muhlat: retarding/delay/respite/leisure
mihmaan: guest
mai: wine/liquor
muyassar: facilitated/easy/possible/feasible
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Noon
naataa: relationship/alliance/kin/affinity
naach: dance
naakhun: nail/claw
naadir: rare/singular/precious
naadim: penitent/ashamed/bashful
naar: fire/hell
naaz: coquetry/airs/pride/elegance/softness/delicacy
naazish: pride/arrogance
naazuk: thin/slender/fragile/delicate
naalaan: lamenting/moaning
naalish: complaint/accusation
naam: name/title/honor/fame/
naamah: treatise/book/history
naa'o: boat/ship/vessel
naa-onosh: carousing/feasting
naa'ib: ssistant/deputy
nabi: a prophet
nateejaa: result
nisaar: throwing/dispersion/scattering/sacrifice
najm: star/planet/fortune/horoscope
najeeb: praiseworthy/noble/generous
nakhraah: airr/coquetry/trick/pretence/swagger
nar: man/male
niraalee unequalled/rare/strange
narm: smooth/tender/soft/slow
nazaakat: neatness/elegance/politeness
nazdeek: near
nisbat: elation/affinity/attribute/comparison
nishaan: mark/sign/signal/emblem/target/scar/trace
nishaanee: mark/sign/souvenir/keepsake
nashaah: intoxication/pride/arrogance
nasheen: sitting
nusrat: victory
naseeb: fortune/fate/destiny
naseeHat: advice/counsel/admonition
nazaarah: sight/view/vista
nazaafat: purity/neatness
nizaam: order/arrangement/custom/system
nazar: look/glance/favor/motive/view/countenance
nazm: poetry/verse
nazm: order/arangement
na'sh: coffin/corpse/bier
ni'am: favors/benefits
na'eem: pleasure/ease/tranquility
nafrat: aversion/disgust/fright/terror
nafs: soul/spirit/essence
naqsh: painting/picture/map/mark
naqshah: portrait/model/design/example
nuqsaan: loss
naql: narration/tale/mimicing/copying/aping
naqli: artificial/spurious/counterfiet
nikaah: matrimony
nakbat: calamity/misfortune
nigaar: painting/picture/sweetheart/beloved
nigaah: look/glance/sight/custody/care
nam: moisture/wetness/dampness
nam: moist/wet/damp
namaaz: prayer
numaa'ish: show/display/sight/spectacle
namoonah: example/sample/specimen
nau: new/fresh/raw
nawaazish: kindness/favor/patronage
naubat: turn/time
noor: ight
nihaal: apling
nihaan.: atent/hidden/secret/
niyaaz: desire/plea/poverty/need
niyyat: intention/purpose/will/aim
nek: good/lucky/virtuous/pious
neelaam: auction
nim: middle/half
niyoosh: listening/hearing
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Vaa-o
o: and
waa: open
waa: again/back
waa: with
waasiq: strong/firm/confident/secure
waajib: necessary/obligatory
waajid: possessor/creator
waahid: unique/one/single/unit
waar: blow/attack/stroke
waar: like/resembling/possessing
waaris: heir
waarid: coming/arriving/happening
waastah: account/sake/reason/means/motive
waazih: clear/evident/apparent
waaqi': occuring/happening
waaqi'i: really/actually/truly
waaqi'i: true/real/proper
waalid: father
waalidah: mother
waahimah: imagination/fancy/whim
wajaahat: dignity/respect/beauty
wijdaan: ecstasy/rapture/intuition
wujood: existence/essence/being
waj-h: cause/reason/mode/manner/face/appearance
waHshat: solitude/grief/fear/sadness/loneliness
waHeed: singular/unique/alone
widaad: friendship/love/affection
widaa': farewell
wadood: loving/friendly
war: possessing/having
wazn: weight/measure/metre/rhyme/esteem/honor
wash: like/resembling
wasf: praise/merit/virtue
wusool: collection/acquisition
waza': state/position/situation
wa'dah: promise/agreement
wafaat: death
waqt: time/term/season/hour/opportunity
wakaalat: advocacy/attorneyship
wakeel: lawyer/attorney
walee: lord/prince/master/friend/guardian
wahm: imagination/idea/fancy/opinion/fear/suspicion
wairaagi: ascetic/recluse
weeraan: desolate/ruined
weeraani: desolation/destruction/ruin
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HhoTi he
haadi: guide/leader/director
haar: necklace/garland
haar: loss/defeat/fatigue
haa'ilah terrible/horrible
huboot: decline/downfall/descent
hibah: gift/bequest/grant
hatauRa: sledgehammer
hathyaar: tool/weapon
hujoom: crowd/mob/tumult/assault/attack
hidaayat: instruction/guidance/righteousness
hadaf: target/goal/object
hazaa: this
har: all/every/each
hiraas: fear/terror/confusion/sorrow/disappointment
harj: tumult/sedition/trouble/loss/harm/injury
harzah: nonsense/absurd/frivolous/vain
hargiz: ever/never
haryaalee: greeness/freshness/grass
hazl: joke/jest/pleasantries
hasti: life/existence
hushyaar: intelligent/alert/awake
haftah: a week
hakaazah: similarly
halaak: ruined/destroyed
halaak: ruin/destruction/slaughter/death
ham: also/likewise/together/with/similar
humaayun: august/royal/fortunate
himmat: spirit/mind/courage/desire/design
hameshaah: always
han.gaam: season/time/period
han.gaamah: tumult/riot/uproar/confusion/disorder
hawaa: wind/breeze/air/atmosphere
hawas: ambition/desire/lust
hosh: sense/mind/understanding
haul: terror/horror/fright
hunar: skill/art
heeraa: diamond
hai'at: astronomy/face/figure;commission/delegation
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i ye/baRi ye
yaa: O!
yaa: either/or
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yaad: remembrance/memory/recollection
yaar: friend/lover/companion
yaaraa: strength/courage/power
yaaraanah: friendship
yaaraanah: friendly
yaari: friendship/assistance/love/intrigue
yaas: despair/fear/terror
yaaghi: rebel/enemy
yaaqoot: ruby/garnet
yaawar: aiding/friendly
yaawar: assistant/companion/friend
yaawari: favor/assistance/friendship
yaawah: absurd/vain/futile/lost/ruined
yateem: orphan
yad: hand/power/authority/protection/succor
yazdaan: God
yaqin: certainity/assurance/truth/confidence/trust
yaqinan: certainly/verily/assuredly/indeed
yak: one/a/an
yaktaa: single/unique/matchless/incomparable
yagaanah: kinsman/kindred
yagaanah: unique/single/sole/agreed/unequalled
yoorish: assault/storm/invasion
yaum: a day
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