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601    roddloft (Noun)
گرجا کا دالان جس میں صلیب وغیرہ نمائش کے لئے لٹکاتے ہیں۔
602    er
    an affix
ہار۔ ہارا۔ والا
603    better (adjective)
اچھا۔ بھلا ۔ بہتر ۔ اولیٰ
    for better or worse
جو ہو سو ہو ۔ چاہے بھلا، چاہے برا ہو
    He is better than I.
وہ مجھ سےاچھا ہے
    He is better now.
وہ اب اچھا ہے
    Half a loaf is better than no bread. (Prov.)
ان ہوت سے آدھی بھلی (مثل)
    It is all the better.
یونہی بہتر یا صحیح
    It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
پرمیشر پر بھروسا رکھنا راجاؤں پہ بھروسا رکھنے سے اچھا ہے
    better off
کھاتا پیتا ۔ آسودہ حال ۔ خوش حال
    to get the better of one
کسی سے آگے بڑھنا ۔ کسی پر غالب آنا یا سبقت لے جانا
    one's better half
اردھنگی ۔ پران پِریا
604    wire-drawer (Noun)
تار کش
605    flesh (verb active)
    1.
گوشت کھلانا۔ شکار آگے ڈالنا۔ خون چٹانا
    2.
اگھانا۔ سیر کرنا۔ چھکانا۔ عادی کرنا۔ خوگر کنا۔ بان یا عادت ڈالنا
606    uninhabited (adjective)
اجاڑ۔ غیر آباد۔ خالی
607    compatibility (Noun)
میلان ۔ میل ۔ مطابقت ۔ موافقت
608    composed (adjective)
تھر ۔ دھیرا ۔ مستقل ۔ مجتمع ۔ سنجیدہ
    to be composed of
ملا ہونا ۔ جُڑا ہوا ہونا ۔ مرکب ہونا
609    hearth (Noun)
    1.
چولھا۔ آتش دان
    2.
گھر۔ خانہ
610    surcease (verb neutor)
ختم ہوجانا۔ بند ہوجانا۔ باقی نہ رہنا۔
 

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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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