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

([London :  SOAS,  1970?])

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sagbhalna
talvar
nezar kama
 

noz^r  qabul karna

zangraluda

miyan

ba-dyqqat

dekh. bhal kar

laiyen meg karna

apni kamar meg lagai

Yyl&yotl

bagdhna
tylai

qebsa

k8.m©r-e mwrossa
havale karna (k8/.ko)
mawqa
hw2ur-e alam

xytab

ali nsqi xag

vazir^-e avadh
S3jila
 

qybla-e alam

swbhan-allah
hwzur sa
jawhar-$ynas
qadar-dan
dast-yab hona
bad-zeb
zyll-e swbhani
 

to collect (oneself), pull oneself together

3W€sr d

to cffer^ present (kings had to be offered
a present, on accepting which they were
obliged to offer one in return)

to accept offering

rusty

sheath

with difficulty

* after inspecting it'

to sheatheJ put back in scabbard

* fixed it on .his belt'

for-eign; {m^ord)  mad.c in England (or
possibly somewhere else outside India)

■s:  to ?vaar (sword)

golden

hilt

with^ together with

jewelled sword-belt

to hand over to

scene

(a title, lit* 'Majesty of the world' «
His Excellency, His Magnificence, etc.)

title (xytab-9.>««)

(najne of Vajid Ali Shah's vizier:   cf.
Giizasirta Lakhn^^  Chap,VII)
 

the ¥i2jier of Avadh

handsome, wel3. turned out

fine,   excellent

'Your Majesty!*     (lit^   'one to whom world
turn to pray*)

God be praisedi

like Your Majesiy

conoisseur of jewels

'judge of men*

to be fomidj discovered

ungraceful, inelegant

the Shadow of God (a title of kings)
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