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601    commonplace (Noun)
برتاؤ ۔ روزمرہ
602    volley (Noun)
    1.
شلک۔ باڑ
    2.
بوچھاڑ۔ بھرمار
603    crabbed (adjective)
    1. sour, harsh
کھٹّا۔ ترش۔ چڑچڑا۔ کڑا۔ سخت۔ تند۔ چِن چنا
    Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed. (Shakespeare 'Tempest' iii. 1)
باپ جتنا کہ ترش رو ہیگا اس سے دہ چند وہ نیک خو ہیگا F.C.
    2. difficult
کٹھن۔ بھاری۔ دوبھر۔ دشوار۔ پیچ دار۔ دقیق۔ ٹیڑھی کھیر۔ مشکل
    She had sat up of nights conning lessons and spelling over crabbed grammers and geography books in order to teach them to Georgy. (Thackeray, 'Vanity Fair')
وہ راتوں کو بیٹھ کر جارجی کے پڑھانے کے واسطے سبق دیکھتی اور جغرافیہ اور پیچ دار صرف و نحو کی کتابوں کا مطالعہ کرتی
    crabbed writing
بد خط۔ کیڑے مکوڑے۔ کیل کانٹا۔ مکوڑے کی سی ٹانگیں۔ لکیریں
604    slit (verb neutor)
چیرنا۔ پھاڑنا۔ چاک کرنا۔ شگاف ڈالنا۔ کاٹنا۔
605    lure (verb active)
    1. (Falconry)
شکرے کو چمڑے کی چڑیا کی طرف بلانا
    2. entice
پھسلانا۔ ورغلانا۔ لبھانا۔ جھانسا دینا۔ کھینچنا۔ جھکانا۔ لانا
606    ptarmigan (Noun)
ایک قسم کا سفید تیتر۔
607    dark, darkness (Noun)
    1. absence of light
اندھیرا۔ تمر۔ اندھیارا۔ تمکار۔ تاریکی۔ تنگی۔ ظلمت
    Don't go in the dark!
اندھیرے میں مت جاؤ
    Men loved darkness rather than light because there deeds were evil. (John iii, 19)
انسان نے اندھیرے کو روشنی سےزیادہ پسند کیا، کیونکہ وہ سیاہ کار تھے
    2. ignorance
جہالت۔ اندھا پن۔ لاعلمی
608    respectful (adjective)
صاحب امتیاز۔ باادب۔ تکلف مزاج۔ مؤدب۔ سنکوچی۔ اچھا۔ معقول۔ تمیزدار۔
609    star-fish (Noun)
ایک قسم کی مچھلی۔ ستارہ ماہی۔
610    jillflirt (Noun)
ہنسوکڑ۔ خندی۔ نین مٹکو
 

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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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