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^tf^l, s., a kind of nose-ring. Raj. Cp. <It^. 



^^ 5^ {/r. ^tf^ sand ?-or ^«1 young?), s., a newly accreted sandbank. 



?tf^?I1 C^It^=^ s., starlight on a clear moonless night. Jess. Cp. ^\tl.^ C^ts^^'1. 



^^, s., a nose-ring (fastened through the septum). Chit. Cp. ^f^. 



^t^, s., sand. 



?t^5 (A- ^tf^*t), s., pillow. Jess. 



^^5^1, s., a small axe. Maid. Cp. ^tt*f. 



^^, a^/., bad. CM. 



^flt, s., a harrow (= ^if). Jess. 



'^^^, s., selecting, choosing out. Raj. 



^Wfl^1 {/r. ^5^1), s., one who lives in a temporary hut. 



<rff31 CTt^l, s., midday meal (among cultivators). Maid. 



*^tf^*^1 (Pers. !i^ii:b)^ s.. resident (as a raiyat) on the land which he cultivates, khud- 



kasht. Bak. 

 ?t^^ iff. ^P\), s., inhabitant, resident. Chit. 



t^^ {fr. ^t^l), s., the land on which a raiyat's dwelling is, homestead land. 

 ^lf^ {fr. ^t^ ?), s., kind of bracelet (= l<\). Maid. 

 <[tfe^» {fr. W ?), y.rt., to ply (a boat). Cp. ^tl^. 



^M^ {fr. rt. ^'^J, s., a yoke for carrying burdens on the shoulder. Maid. 

 t^t^ (ac//., external, exterior. ^W (or ^tC^) ^\tu^ to go outside to ease one's self, to 



ease one's self. 

 f^ (contraction of f^f<l), s., a term added to a Mohammedan woman's name it' she is 



married, or even generally, e.g. '^<R f^ Nnran (nisa) Bibi. 

 f^^^, s., paddy seedlings. 24-Pargs. 

 f^vQ (= ^t^)^ s.,i fathom. Chit. 

 R«f^ ^p\ {fr. 1^« ?), s., a large fishing net. Chit. 

 *f^<Ft^, s., collapse after bad fever, delirium, coma. It is often applied vulgarly to 



any critical condition of the body. 

 fk^'S, s., a span measured between the thumb and middle finger. Maid. 

 ff^^l s. (i) a superficial measure of land. Its size has varied in different places and 



at dift'erent times. The standard bigha has been fixed by Government at a 



square'of 40 yards, that is, nearly one-third of an acre. (2) a linear measure of 



land, being^the side of a square bigha, that is, 40 yards. The bigha, whether 



superficial or Hnear, is divided into 20 kathas. 

 f^5^ {fr. f^ and =^\?), s., a piece of vacant ground around a garden, used for grazing 



cattle or growing crops. Dae. 

 f^f5 {f\^), s., seed. Chit. 



f^r,5tt^, s., a large hand-fan, a hand pankha. Chit. 

 %^1 {= ^ffritii). Dae. Cf. f^m. 

 tf^^ttc^, w.«., to search about. Pub. Cf. fl¥v5l. 

 f^^^ {fr. ft^), s., semen virile. Tip. 



I^i^<l1, adj., unmarked, unstamped, unbranded. Chit. Cp. f^^it^l. 

 f<fs?«^i {/r. t|s?), s., semen virile (boy's slang). Bog. 



