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601    featherless (adjective)
پر کٹا پر قینچ۔ کٹا۔ بے بال و پر
602    cross (Noun)
    1. a gibbet
سولی ۔ چلیپا۔ چوپارا۔ صلیب۔ قینچی۔پھانسی
    2. affliction
بپتا۔ دکھ۔ سنکٹ۔ بلا۔ آفت۔ مصیبت۔ حادثہ۔ قباحت۔ تکلیف۔ اذیت۔ کسالا۔ کشٹ
    Crosses are ladders to heaven. (Prov.)
کشٹ بیکنٹھ کی نسینی ہے
    3. line drawn through another (+)
آڑا نشان۔ ستیا
    4. ensign of the Christian religion
عیسائی مذہب کا نشان۔ صلیب
    The cross on his breast and the devil in his heart. (Prov.)
ہاتھ سمرنی،‌پیٹ کترنی
    5. Christian doctrine
عیسائی مذہب۔ عقیدہٴ دین عیسوی۔ نصاریٰ
    6.(Arch.) monument or ornament in the form of a cross
آڑے نشان کا یا اس روپ کا مقبرہ (+)
    She doth stray about
    By holy crosses where she kneels and prays.
    (Shakespear, Merchant of Venice v. I)
دیر و گرجا میں وہ تو جاتی ہے سر عبادت میں وہ جھکاتی ہے F.C.
    7. money stamped with a cross
صلیب دار سکہ۔ سکہٴ صلیبی
    8. (serveying)
ناپنے کا آلہ
    9. mixing of breeds
دو نسلوں کا میل۔ دو نسلا پن۔ دوغلاپن ۔ پیوند۔ جوڑ
    The mule is a cross between the male ass and the mare.
گھوڑی اور گدھے کے میل سے خچر بنا ہے
    cross and pile
چت پٹ۔ اُلٹی سیدھی۔ شیر بکری
    Cross I win, and pile you lose. (Swift)
چت بھی میری پٹ بھی میری
    to take up the cross
عیسیٰ کے نام یا لئے دکھ جھیلنا۔ کسالا سہنا۔ بپتا بھوگنا۔ سنکٹ اٹھانا۔ غم یا تکلیف برداشت کرنا
603    pulvil (Noun)
خوشبودار بکنی یا سفوف۔
604    contiguity, contiguousness (Noun)
جوڑ ۔ میل ۔ وصل ۔ اتصال ۔ پیوستگی
605    hardly (adjective)
    1. in a difficult manner
مشکل،‌دقت یا دشواری سے۔ بہ دشواری۔ بدقت۔ بمشکل
    2. barely
تھوڑا۔ تھوڑا سا۔ ذرا سا۔ کم۔ کمتر۔ شاید
    3. severely
سختی سے
606    vacillant (adjective)
چنچل۔ متزلزل۔ مذبذب۔ بے استقلال
607    subbeadle (Noun)
ایک چھوٹا چپراسی۔
608    stallion (Noun)
سانڈ۔ گھوڑا جو آختہ نہ ہو۔ بیج کا گھوڑا۔ اسپ نر۔
609    storax (Noun)
ایک نوع کا خوشبو دار گوند۔ سلاجیت۔ سلارس۔
610    mole-catcher (Noun)
چھچھوندر مار
 

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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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