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601    torpescence (Noun)
سستی۔بے حرکتی
602    quinquennial (adjective)
پنچ سالہ۔ پچ برسی۔
603    revolution (Noun)
    1. rotation
دور۔ دوران۔ گردش۔ چکر۔ بھنور۔ گھوم ۔ گھمیری۔ محوری گردش۔
    2. return
لوٹاؤ۔ واپسی۔
    3. the space measures by the regular return of a revolving body.
عرصہ۔ زمانہ۔
    4. a total change
انقلاب۔ تغیر۔ تبدیل۔
    5. (Ast.)
گردش۔ گّی۔ دورہ۔
    6. (Geom.)
چکر چال۔
    7. (Pol.)
انقلاب۔
604    imaginable (adjective)
خیال کرنے کے قابل۔ قرین قیاس۔ ممکن۔ تاامکان خیال۔ قابل تصور
605    age (Noun)
    1. period
سما ۔ پہرا ۔ جگ ۔ یگ ۔ زمانہ ۔ عصر ۔ عہد ۔ دور
    The iron age
کلجگ
    2. a generation
پیڑھی ۔ پشت ۔ نسل
    3. (period of life)
اوستھا ۔ آربل ۔ باعث ۔ آیو ۔ عمر ۔ سن
    4. century
صدی
    old age
بڑھاپا ۔ پیری ۔ ضعیفی
    the age of discretion
سیان اوستھا ۔ سن تمیز ۔ سن بلوغ ۔ بلوغت
    the Augustun age
علمی زمانہ
    the dark ages
تاریکی یا جہالت کا زمانہ
    the golden age
ست جگ
606    trumpet (verb active)
ترئی بجانا۔ مشہور کرنا
607    conformity (Noun)
میل ۔ موافقت ۔ مطابقت ۔ مشابہت ۔ تطابق
    in conformity with
مطابق ۔ موافق ۔ برعایت
608    fusty (adjective)
پھپھوندی دار۔ بساند۔ بدبودار
609    comfortably (adverb)
سکھ سے ۔ آرام سے ۔ خوشی سے
610    mother (adjective)
مادری۔ دیسی۔ اصلی۔ ذاتی۔ خلقی۔ جبلّی
 

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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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