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Our endeavor is to bring Urdu closer to you by introducing interesting words that made us curious.

Gardish-e-Rang-e-Chaman

January 15, 2013

Gardish – means cyclical, revolving (as in revolving around the orbit in the galaxy) Rang refers to colours and Chaman …

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Qurratulain

January 8, 2013

The Urdu lafz Qurratulain means solace of the eyes or cooling of the eyes. Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider (January 20, 1928 – …

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Ashk

January 1, 2013

Urduwallahs ki taraf se aap sab ko saal 2013 mubarak. Ashk- Tear The Urdu lafz for today is Ashk which …

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Dastan

December 25, 2012

Dastan- tale or story The word Dastangoi refers to the art of storytelling, it is a compound of two Persian …

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Tadbeer

December 18, 2012

Tadbeer means deliberation, to plan something. In the timeless classic song, Tadbeer se bigdi hui taqdeer bana le, apne pe …

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Talkhiyaan

December 11, 2012

Talkhiyaan means bitterness, in Urdu. Talkhiyaan, a book of poems, was Sahir Ludhianvi’s first work in Urdu, published in 1945, …

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Sahir

December 4, 2012

Sahir means Magician, Conjurer, Enchanter,Wizard, Charmer Sahir is a common name given to boys in India. Renowned poet and lyricist Sahir …

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Gila

November 27, 2012

Gila means blame/complaint Gila, Shikwa, and Shikayat are three common Urdu words with similar meaning: Reproach, or complaint. While all …

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Fitoor

November 20, 2012

The lafz ‘fitoor’ of Arabic origins (also pronounced futuur), means disorder or unsoundness (typically of mind, colloquially as ‘dimaagh ka …

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Ittefaq

November 13, 2012

Ittefaq – means by chance, a coincidence. Also a film directed by Yash Chopra in 1969, Ittefaq, is a suspense …

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