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

([London :  SOAS,  1970?])

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yjtyhar

5

ws ke nam se

mugh par havaiyag chu|;na

tvraihara kya kar sakta hay

dyl ko thamna

ga-j;na

aram karna

mayg hazyr hug

}

kya jano

sar-gwza^t

3xah

mardud

(ka)  bond-o-bast kama

ayse meg kahig yahig hay

qalam-dan

t>iana

thane-dar

rwqqa

ma.••.ke

sypahi

pasi

swra
ajrafi
^ahi zamana

xwda cahe to..,.
ma-e mal
tag-o-daw
makka-ganj
swba hote bote
talaji
bar-amad hona
 

proclamation

'even at his name'

'rockets to be let off on the face' =
face to change colour, grow pale

'what can he do to you?'

to take hold of heart, control one's feelings

to bury

to take rest, be settled, 'go to sleep'

'may I come in?'

i.e., 'how do you know him?'

story, life-story

ohi

wretch, villain

to arrange, do something about

'he must still be about here somewhere*

pen-case:  'writing materials'

police-station

officer in charge of police-station

letter

with

policeman, constable

a low caste, doing various jobs: usually
'guard, watchman' in the novel, but here
perhaps 'trackers'

clue

mohur

'time of the kings' s 'from before the
Mutiny*

•by God's will...*

with the money

running about, great exertion

(place-name)

'as soon as it was morning*

searching (person)

to be recovered (of stolen property)
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