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^^^ {jr. "si^cl), s., headman of a village. 24-Pargs. 

 ^^, s., counterfoil of a dakhila (rent-receipt). Chit. 



53?t¥t^ (Arab. vj:^».jIo«* ?), s., land taken by a landlord from one raiyat and leased out 

 to another raiyat. If taken from A and leased to B, it is i?'s jama land and ^4's 

 mudafat. Jess. 



\^c- \ (Arab. Ja-«), adv., constantly, frequently, often, repeatedly. Ra]. 



^^?, s., the pestle in a dhemki. Puh. 



^ {jr. ^\), s., corpse. 



^f^, {prob. fv. ^f^^T; cp. ^^t^), s., a labourer. Tip. 



^^, s., labour, manual work (= '^f^^T). Raj. 



^jf^ {for ^^^), s., a human being. 



^gf^I {fr. ■^it^^T), s., labour, manual work. Raj . 



J) 

 t ^^^ (Arab, ^r-i-^'*), s. (i) a patron, master ; (2) a landlord, zamindar. 



^^, s., a hill, Chit. Cp. ^ : jungle, Chit. 



^f^, s., an ear-ring. Dae. 



^^f%, s., the common fowl (*^?Pf) in its wild state, jungle fowl. Chit. 



^5| {fr. '^ ?), s., the principal stream of a river or khal. 



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^«3<P (Arab. i_^U), s. (i) a country, kingdom, realm; (2) the country (as distinguished 

 from ' town '). "^^ M^W.'^ {lit., to set the country on fire) to make a place hot, 

 so as to arouse the authorities. Chit. 



"^^^ (Arab. |»i*«.-o)^ adj., all, entire, whole; every. Jess. 



^=5f^5i = ■i^v\-s{. Dae. 



^^^1 {fr. g^), 5., a drain or outlet of a tank. 



^^ (^3), s., urine. Bankur. 



\f^ (/r. \?I ?), s., a pointed bamboo (used as a weapon). rz/>. 



tC^^n {fr. C^^), a^/., cloudy. Chit. 



C5lf«11, s., a gamla, a large earthenware basin. Flug. (= ^^). 



C5I^ (? connected with sjtfs?^, /r. sjsfj), s., the floor (of a house). Raj. ; 24-Pargs. ; Chit.; 



Jess. Cp. CW.^, C5|fs7?1 and C^^jJl and ^A'^l 

 C^sf, s., a chair. Maid. 

 C^^ {fr. 5I*fI), s., the second son (or brothei). 24-Pargs. Cp. C^^ and C^T^^L The 



eldest son is called ^^5, the second CT^, the third C^^, the fourth ^ or Cft^ C^^, 



and the youngest Cft^. 24-Pargs. 

 *C^rm] {fr. csf^), s., the floor (of a house). CA?:^. 



^^ ( {/''• C^l^), ^'^/■, middle (applied to brothers), and generally the second eldest. 



' ! (crp. of C^fsf^l), s., the floor (of a house). Chit. 



C^f5^1, s., small silver bangle. Maid. Cp. '5ltt^t«1. 

 C^ir.^ {= ■^i'^r^^), s., a ditch, trench. Pub. 



