A Door Into Hindi: Lesson 18 |
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Lesson
18 Vocabulary
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Characters |
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गुलज़ार
बानो |
proper
noun |
नवाब बन्ने मियाँ
की बेटी |
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बन्ने
मियाँ |
proper
noun |
एक
नवाब |
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अम्मी
जान |
noun
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बन्ने मियाँ की
बीवी (पत्नी), |
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लाडले
मियाँ |
proper
noun |
गुलज़ार बानो का
मंगेतर |
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झील |
noun
(f) |
lake |
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दूसरी |
adj.
(ordinal) |
second,
other |
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लोग |
noun |
people |
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इलाक़ा |
noun
(m) |
area |
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मकान |
noun
(m) |
house |
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X
के
आस पास |
postposition |
near
by X |
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चार
मीनार |
proper
noun |
monument
in Hyderabad |
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कई |
|
several |
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ख़ास |
adj. |
special |
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ज़्यादातर |
adverb |
mostly |
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ज़ेवरात |
noun
|
jewelry |
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वजह |
noun
(m) |
cause,
reason |
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तरफ़ |
noun
(f) |
side,
direction |
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चारों
तरफ़ |
phrase |
in
all directions |
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कहानी |
noun
(f) |
story |
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सच्ची |
adj. |
true |
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भोला |
adj. |
innocent |
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भोली
भाली |
phrase |
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वालिद |
noun
(m) |
father |
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नवाबी |
adj. |
elite,
royal |
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ख़ानदान |
noun
(m) |
family |
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चुनना |
verb |
to
choose |
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चुन
लेना |
comp.
verb |
to
choose, to select |
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लाडला |
adj. |
pampered,
spoiled |
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आशिक़ |
noun |
lover |
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मिज़ाज |
noun |
temperament |
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फूल |
noun
(m) |
flower |
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शौक़ीन |
adj. |
enthusiastic |
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मंगेतर |
noun
(m or f) |
fiancé(e) |
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इस
लिये |
phrase |
for
this reason |
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हक़ |
noun
(m) |
right |
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हक़
जमाना |
verb |
to
assert (one’s) rights |
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पीछा
करना |
verb |
to
follow, to stalk |
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उफ़ |
exclamation |
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रोकना |
verb |
to
stop |
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दुनिया |
noun
(f) |
world |
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बेकार |
adj. |
useless |
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छुप
छुप कर |
phrase |
secretly,
furtively |
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X
से पहले |
postposition |
before
X |
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X
के बाद |
postposition |
after
X |
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फ़िक्र
करना |
verb |
to
worry, to be concerned |
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सारा |
adj. |
all |
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महबूब |
noun
(m) |
beloved |
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बेगम |
noun,
title |
lady |
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क़ाज़ी |
noun |
religious
judge |
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काश |
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“I
wish…”, “If only…” |
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कहीं |
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somewhere
(literally); “God forbid” |
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विचार |
noun
(m) |
thought,
opinion |
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ख़्याल |
noun
(m) |
thought,
opinion |
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सोच |
noun
(m) |
thought |
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सोचना |
verb |
to
think |
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राय |
noun
(f) |
thought,
advice |
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भरोसा |
noun
(m) |
faith,
belief |
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यक़ीन |
noun
(m) |
faith,
belief |
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उम्मीद |
noun
(f) |
hope |
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आशा |
noun
(f) |
hope |
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डर |
noun
(m) |
fear |
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अहसास |
noun
(m) |
realization |
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महसूस |
noun
(m) |
feeling |
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फ़ैसला |
noun
(m) |
decision |
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मानना |
verb |
to
agree |
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इनकार
करना |
verb |
to
refuse |
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क़ुबूल
करना |
verb |
to
accept |
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पैदा
होना |
verb |
to
be born |
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जन्म
होना |
verb |
to
be born |
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जन्म
लेना |
verb |
to
take birth |
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हज़ार |
noun |
thousand |
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लाख |
noun |
hundred
thousand |
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करोड़ |
noun |
hundred
hundred thousand (= ten
million) |
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पहनना |
verb |
to
put on (clothes) |
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पहना |
adj.
(past participle) |
wearing |
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लेटना |
verb |
to
lie |
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लेटा |
adj.
(past participle) |
lying |
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खड़ना |
verb |
to
stand |
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खड़ा |
adj.
(past participle) |
standing |
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बैठा |
adj.
(past participle) |
sitting |
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X
के बिना |
postposition |
without
X |
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X
के बग़ैर |
postposition |
without
X |
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X
के अलावा |
postposition |
besides
X |
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X
के बजाए |
postposition |
instead
of X |
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X
के ख़िलाफ़ |
postposition |
against
X |
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तरह |
noun |
way,
kind |
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इस
तरह |
phrase |
this
way |
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बिलकुल |
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completely,
absolutely |
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सही |
adj. |
right,
correct |
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ग़लत |
adj. |
wrong |
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फिर
भी |
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anyway,
nevertheless |
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मर्ज़ी |
noun
(f) |
wish,
desire |
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इजाज़त |
noun
(f) |
permission |
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बराए
करम |
phrase |
please |
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हाथ |
noun
(m) |
hand |
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मर्द |
noun
(m) |
man |
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थकी
(हुई) |
adj.
(past participle) |
tired |
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बदलना |
verb |
to
change |
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इसलाम |
noun |
Islam
(the religion) |
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निकाह |
noun
|
Muslim
marriage |
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बहस |
noun |
argument |
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तैयारी |
noun
(f) |
preparation |
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अल्लाह |
noun
(m) |
Allah
(God) |
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शोहर |
noun
(m) |
husband |
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बीवी |
noun
(f) |
wife |
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बारात |
noun
(f) |
groom’s
procession |
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बदला |
noun
(m) |
revenge |
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इन्तक़ाल |
noun
(m) |
death |
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देहान्त |
noun
(m) |
death |
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