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601    hour-glass (Noun)
شیشہ ساعت۔ ریت گھڑی
    His hour-glass is out.
اس کا پیالہ بھر چکا
602    semiquaver (Noun)
آدھی گٹکری
603    peroration (Noun)
خاتمہٴ کلام۔ خلاصہٴ تقریر
604    adulation (Noun)
للو پتو ۔ بڑھاوا ۔ چاپ لوسی ۔ خوشامد ۔ آسمان پر چڑھانا ۔ روغن قاز ملنا ۔ چکنی چپڑی باتیں
605    portion (verb active)
بانٹنا۔ تقسیم کرنا۔ عطا کرنا۔ بخشنا۔ حصے لگانا
606    circumvention (Noun)
چھل ۔ جل ۔ جھانا ۔ ٹھگائی ۔ ایچ پیچ ۔ حکمت عملی ۔ دغل فصل
607    manner (Noun)
    1. form
شکل۔ صورت۔ نقشہ۔ ہیئت۔ وضع۔ ڈھنگ۔ دھج
    Air and manner are more expressive than words
باتوں کی نسبت آن و ادا زیادہ مؤثر ہیں
    2. peculiar way or carriage
بھاؤ۔ گت۔ پرپاٹی۔ وجہ۔ سبیل۔ مارگ۔ بان۔ (اسلوب بیان۔ طرز ادا۔ انداز فن)
    As a man is known by his company, so a man's company may be known by his manner of expressing himself.
جس طرح آدمی سنگت سے پہچانا جاتا ہے، اسی طرح سنگت اس کی طرز گفتگو سے پہچانی جاتی ہے۔
    3. fine arts
وضع۔ ڈھنگ۔ روش
    4. custom
دستور۔ رسم۔ ریت۔ طریق۔ رواج
    5. sort
قسم۔ بھانت۔ پرکار۔ ڈول۔ نوع۔ (طرح)
    6. certain degree
مقدار۔ اندازہ۔ قدر
    It is, in a manner, done already.
تھوڑا سا تو بن چکا ہے
    7.
مال مع مجرم۔ چور ڈھور
    8. (pl.)
چال۔ چلن۔ رویہ۔ برتاؤ۔ ڈھنگ۔ وضع۔ ادب۔ قاعدہ۔ اخلاق۔ (وضع قطع۔ رکھ رکھاؤ۔ چال ڈھال۔ اخلاق وعادات۔ آداب و رسوم۔ تہذیب۔ تمیز۔ شائستگی)
    to be taken in, or with the manner
پکڑا جانا۔ گرفتار ہونا
    to make one's manners
سلام کرنا۔ تسلیم کرنا
608    isomeric (adjective)
مرکبات جن میں ایک سے اجزا ایک ہی حساب سے ملائے گئے ہوں اور مزاج جداگانہ رکھتے ہوں
609    innovate (verb active)
نئی راہ نکالنا۔ ایجاد کرنا۔ اختراع کرنا۔ بدعت کرنا
610    this
یہ۔ یہی۔ اس۔ حال۔ موجودہ
 

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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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