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

([London :  SOAS,  1970?])

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le de ke

kwl mal

apne qabze kama

yntyzam

mama-girl

jwl dena (ko)

magar vwh to kaho

kartut

khwlna

qawm

bad-kar

zyndagi ka wsul

bygxa

samajh-dar

nawcl

jate ham hayg
 

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qadar-dan

zaval-e hwsn

kynara kama

adi

xwj-amad

kynara-ka$

Sakl

kl zabani

be-vafai

dwkh];a

zae kama

be samjhe

hag meg hag mylana

be-vwjud...ke

(ke hath)  swluk kama
 

'taking what they can*

all the money

to take over, get for oneself / under one*s
control (wnko = the prostitutes who brought
them up)

arrangement, management

being a servant

to trick

*but say that' = 'the point was*

trick(s), devices

to be revealed, exposed

conmiunity

evil-doer

*principle of life* = way of life

ruined, c orrupt

having understanding: discerning

junior prostitute

'we're the ones who do the work': 'we'll
soon be leaving her anyway'

patron: 'admirer'

'decline in beauty' - loss of looks

to stay out of the way, keep one's distance

accustomed

flattery

avoiding

complaining

'from the lips of*

faithflessness, fickleness

trouble, misfortune: *tale of woe*

to waste

without understanding: thoughtlessly,
automatically

to agree

in spite of

to behave towards, treat
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