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601    mountainous (adjective)
کوہستانی۔ پہاڑی۔ کوہسار۔
602    influence (Noun)
    1. influx
سرایت۔ بیاپ۔ رم۔ پھیلاؤ
    God hath his influences into the very essence of all things. (Hooker)
رام سب میں رم رہا ہے
    2. ability to move
اثر۔ تاثیر۔ ترغیب۔ شکتی۔ غلبہ۔ زور۔ وزن
    3. authority
مان۔ دباؤ۔ اختیار۔ ادھکار۔ حکم۔ رسائی۔ رسوخ۔ رعب۔ کان۔ لحاظ
    a man of influence
رسوخ والا آدمی
    under the influence of madness
جنون کی حالت میں
603    collected (adjective)
مجتمع ۔ ہوش حواس بجا ۔ حواس درست
604    sulphate (Noun)
گندھک سے ماری ہوئی چیز۔
605    easiness (Noun)
    1. the state of being easy
آسانی۔ سہولیت۔ آرام
    2. ease
سکھ۔ چین۔ آسائش
    3. flexibility
بھولا پن۔ نرمی۔ بردباری۔ غریبی۔ حلم۔ ملائمت۔ جھوک
    Abstruse and mystic thoughts you must express
    With painful care, but seeming easiness. (Roscommon)
مغلق دق خیال کا کرنا ہے بس ادا دل سوری، عرق ریزی سے آساں گو ظاہرا F.C.
606    exuberant (adjective)
بہت۔ ادھک۔ مالا مال۔ زیادہ۔ افزوں۔ لبریز۔ کثیر۔ وافر۔ بشیش
607    bellyworm (Noun)
گنڈوآ ۔ گِنڈار ۔ کینچوا
608    congenial (adjective)
ہم جنس ۔ ایک میل ۔ مِلواں ۔ ایک ۔ موافق
    a congenial climate
موافق آب و ہوا
    a congenial mind
اپنے مزاج کا آدمی
609    obsolete, obsolescent (adjective)
متروک۔ منسوخ۔ غیر مستعمل۔ باطل۔ غیر چلن۔ متروک الاستعمال۔ پرانی چال کا۔ غیر مروج۔ فرسودہ۔ دقیانوسی
610    hair-dresser (Noun)
بال بنانے والا۔ نائی۔ حجام
 

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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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