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  2. Prima facie - Wikipedia

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    Prima facie (/ ˌ p r aɪ m ə ˈ f eɪ ʃ i,-ʃ ə,-ʃ i iː /; from Latin prīmā faciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", [1] or "based on first impression". [2] The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus ("first") and facies ("face"), both in the ablative case.

  3. Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu - Wikipedia

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    9789690019424. Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu Jamia ( Urdu: فیروز الغات اردو جامع) is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary published by Ferozsons (Private) Limited. It was originally compiled by Maulvi Ferozeuddin in 1897. The dictionary contains about 100,000 ancient and popular words, compounds, derivatives, idioms, proverbs, and modern ...

  4. Taarof - Wikipedia

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    Taarof is a ritual politeness that levels the playing field and promotes equality in a hierarchical culture. [2] Taarof between friends, or a host and guest, emphasizes the value of friendship as a priority to everything else in the world. [3] Another understanding is that taarof is a way of managing social relations with decorous manners.

  5. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.

  6. Muhammad Iqbal's concept of Khudi - Wikipedia

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    The use of the word "comrades" again reminds one of Whitman’s use of the same word with the spirit of fraternity and bond of love that binds and holds the whole creation and brings them on one level. After his motivating and inspiring call, Iqbal prepares the reader for an entry into the process of the realization of selfhood.

  7. Farhang-e-Asifiya - Wikipedia

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    Farhang-e-Asifiya ( Urdu: فرہنگ آصفیہ, lit. 'The Dictionary of Asif') is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary compiled by Syed Ahmad Dehlvi. [ 1] It has more than 60,000 entries in four volumes. [ 2] It was first published in January 1901 by Rifah-e-Aam Press in Lahore, present-day Pakistan. [ 3][ 4]

  8. Persian and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Persian and Urdu are distinct languages. Persian is classified as an Iranian language, whereas Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language. They fall under the larger grouping of the Indo-Iranian languages, and hence share some linguistic features due to common descent . However, the majority of influence from Persian is direct, through a process often ...

  9. National Language Promotion Department - Wikipedia

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    The National Language Promotion Department ( Urdu: اِدارۀ فروغِ قومی زُبان Idāra-ē Farōġ-ē Qaumī Zabān [ɪ.ˈd̪aː.rə.eː fə.ˈroːɣ.eː ˈqɔː.mi zə.ˈbaːn] ), formerly known as the National Language Authority (or Urdu Language Authority ), [1] is an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to ...