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601    treacherous (adjective)
دغا باز۔ بے ایمان۔ بے وفا۔ غدار۔ ادھرمی۔ کپٹی۔ چھلیا
602    conspiracy (Noun)
    1. plot
سازش ۔ گشٹی
    2. concurrence
ایکا ۔ اتفاق
    engage in a conspiracy
سازش کرنا ۔ بُرے مشورے میں شریک ہونا ۔ گُشٹی کرنا
603    bonespavin (Noun)
ہڈا ۔ موترا
604    paddler (Noun)
پانی میں کھیلنے والا
605    stereography (Noun)
سطح پر اجسام کی تلاش کھینچنے کا طریق۔ تسطیحی۔ مجسمات نگاری۔
606    parentless (adjective)
بن ماں باپ کا۔ یتیم
607    flesh-pot (Noun)
گوشت پکانے کا برتن۔ بہت سا سامان۔ سامگری
608    use (Noun)
    1. application
استعمال۔ عمل۔ کار۔ کام۔ شغل۔ خدمت۔ برتاؤ
    Use makes perfectness.
کرتا استاد ہے
    2. necessity
حاجت۔ ضرورت۔ غرض۔ پریوجن۔ مطلب۔ ارتھ
    3. utility
فائدہ۔ نفع۔ حاصل۔ پراپتی۔ لابھ۔ پھل
    4. custom
رسم۔ رواج۔ ریت۔ دستور۔ چال۔ چلن
    5. practice
ابھیاس۔ مشق۔ محاورہ
    6. (Law)
محاصل۔ منافع۔ تصرف۔ بھوم کر
    contingent use
تصرف شرطی۔ تصرف آئندہ
    in use
استعمال میں۔ مستعمل
    make use of, put to use
کام میں لانا۔ برتنا
    of no use
بے فائدہ۔ نکما
    of use
مفید۔ کار آمد۔ کام کا
    out of use
خارج از استعمال
    skill from use
ربط۔ دست رسی۔ دخل۔ مہارت۔ کثرت۔ کار بکثرت
609    hostage (Noun)
اول۔ یرغمال۔ کفیل
    to take as hostage
اول بندی کرلینا
610    medicine (Noun)
    1. physic
علاج۔ اوکھد۔ دوا۔ دارو
    A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.
مرد خوش طبع گویا سب مرض کی دوا
    2. the science
طب۔ علم ادویہ۔ بیدک
    Medicine is the art of understanding diseases, and curing or relieving them when possible.
امراض سمجھنے اور بشرط امکان ان کا علاج کرنے کے فن کا نام طب ہے
 

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Acacia - Thu, 2006-05-11 20:22

Adaab,I would appreciate anyone's help in finding the english equivalent to the word 'Aamil'Thankyou!

Ali_Khan - Sun, 2006-06-25 17:05

it means a person who performs a sprirtual act either negative (a curse) or positive (to dispell a curse)

Ali_Khan - Sun, 2006-06-25 17:05

it means a person who performs a sprirtual act either negative (a curse) or positive (to dispell a curse)

MasterFahad - Fri, 2006-05-12 04:39

عامل means agent, executive, (skilled worker)

Acacia - Fri, 2006-05-12 17:23

i think it's more along the lines of spiritualist. i need the exact equivalent for a translation i'm doing. thanks for trying though. appreciated!

MasterFahad - Thu, 2006-05-18 05:22

heh, then why to ask? The exact dicitonary definition of عامل is executive or agent. Spiritualist wouldn't come close to the meaning. You could however use روحانی for Spiritualist. Perhaps your English spelling of the word doesn't correspond to the way it is written in Urdu script.

Acacia - Sat, 2006-05-27 21:30

you have to understand that language is not a dormant thing, infact it's a constantly evolving entity, many words have varying connotations in their native settings. As far as dictionaries are concerned a,lexicographers are just as human as us & b,most urdu+english dictionaries are far too outdated to be of any real use just to give you a common example 'gay' still means 'happy' in many of these. I meant 'Aamil' as in people who claim to be in contact with & have control over supernatural beings and give out amulets which are supposedly meant to solve your problems. The word 'executive' brings to mind an image of a person in an administrative position. Agent on the otherhand would probably mean an estate ageng to an english speaking person. As a professional interpreter+translator i've been trained not to accept the first explanation i come across when faced with an unfamiliar term or a transltion which i'm not absolutely happy with just because it's easy & to research in depth until i'm completely satisfied in other words strive for perfection!!!. I hope that has answered your question of, "Then why to ask?"!!!
{REMEMBER WISDOM IS KNOWING WE KNOW NOTHING}

meccanized85 - Tue, 2006-06-06 20:09

Aslamualeikum,
The word Amil comes into the urdu language from Arabic, and follows the weight of Fa'il from fa'ala. So Amil from a'mala. Amal means work or action, therefore in Arabic Amil (or whts transliterated by Arabs as 3amil with the 3 meaning ayn), means doer, executer etc.
However, when translating from urdu, historical and linguistic overtones need to be kept in mind as urdu hardly ever takes on arabic-words without adding its own subtle nuances in the meaning of the word. Since urdu and arabic are not even the same language family let alone the same language branch, arabic meanings cannot be taken as urdu meanings by default.
The word "aamil" could also therefore be the 'doer' version of the urdu verb "amal-karna" which means to cast a spell, or to infuse with some super-natural power etc. Therefore an Amil can mean, a spiritualist, or more specifically, someone who deals with the super-natural (the english equivalent would be witch-doctor). Certainly, in scholarly, literary and religious circles the word Aamil does not mean witch-doctor but rather simple someone who does-something, a worker, an agent etc -- however in colloquial-urdu and within certain circles of written urdu it also has the secondary meaning of someone who deals with amulets and charms etc.

Acacia - Thu, 2006-06-15 13:41

I found your reply insightful, refreshing and very helpful (not to mention imressive!) It has put my mind at ease thankyou once again for taking the time :)

mary - Tue, 2006-05-02 16:52

plz can someone tell me tha meaning of this urdu word"jhakr"

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