Shackle, C. Umrāʻo Jān Adā a glossary (v. 2)

([London :  SOAS,  1970?])

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khyii'pi
Sdisao^ 1mm.
 

n^irab-gan^
 

Bs»rd~gat
 

xatyr jsma rskbna

hwqqa l©gana

ia©se le 1® ke

kdttim

ou2%a

4s»li

cure
 

p«222
 

cw|;jkdl

ylmyei
d&n&
 

kwc^lna
 

b®|;ii,

l&yq

temis^darl
dwaeg dens,
rwxs9t hon&
ghs];i-*bhsr dyn r©he
 

(bere la techslcal sense of) ad^anc© giTen
to eotirtesan bef:re her performano*

to settle up (accoimts)

to take asiss^  h® offended

(tDwsv^&rea. then outside Kknpur, but now
part of the city,  and oallad *As&d Nagar*.
Prestismbly diffei'^nt froai the Nav&bgaijj (nea.j
Fsdgfebad?) whare Umrao was to be raarried -
ef«  Ch»l)

early ii'i the sTenlng

m&xx, mal#

prohibition

to set one's mind at rest, be assured

to set up hookah

*with great pleasur@/relish*
 

cateohu
 

flaTours saieared on ^H^'^-^^'^^-'
 

betels-nut
 

powder (the nuts sr@ usually put in. whole,
but are extremely hard, and bo isapossible for
ths toothlsss)

little box

pinch
 

cardajBon

lid (of the compartmant^/pots in  i^a box)

to oruah

p&ii prepared §nd rolled~up rti^dy for
 

*cMldl/c!aught6rr   (here. a..s often, used as
tarm of address to girl)

sait«d

discrimination, refinda^at

to pray for,  bl@ss

to take oa«*s iaaire,  depart

i,e,  about half an hour before simset
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