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*t«T5l (connected with t*t«ltt), .s., a torch. Raj. 



*tt^? s., hurt, damage, injury. Bak. 



*ttt« ifr. **ti%s ?), s., a shelf, or tier in a series of shelves. Raj. 



»(t^f^ = »!t^|t. Jess. 



^tt'lf? (Pers. ^/i^), s., the pupil of a Mohammedan teacher (jtlJ). Dae. 



**tt^tl (*fttt), s., the cloth worn by women, enveloping the bod}^ 



t^ffift (Pers. ^'il-i), s., tlie first marriage among Mohammedans. Subsequent marriages 



are called f^^5. 

 t*tH ifr. '^^^ ?), s., a floor, /t'ss. Cp. ^t^. 

 *tt^1, (cp. *\<\^), s., sound, noise. Maid. 



f'^iW (connected wdth f »ff«11 **tlt?l?), s., wife's sister's husband. Maid. ; 24- Par gs. 

 *tt«n ifr. *\TP\), s. (i) a wife's brother, Gen. (2) a wife's younger brother, Dae. 

 *rt«^ ifr. *ftsl), <2^/., made out of the sal tree; s. (i) a donga made of sal ; (2) a donga, 



a dug-out (boat). 

 *'*tt'l'T with ^fl^ (i) to command, govern; (2) to discipline, correct, punish; (3) to 



threaten, express ill-will. 

 **ftf^\5, adj. (i) commanded, governed; (2) disciphned, corrected, punished; (3) 



protected, guarded (as by a ditch or fence), Jess. 

 *lt^t^1 (Pers. <5J(.ibLi ?), s., a zamindar's messenger (who summons raiyats to the 



cutcherry). Raj. 

 + f*i^, ». (i) an iron bar, Gen. (2) the iron frame-work of an umbrella. Maid. 

 f*f^^ (Pers. ^), adj. (applied to land tenures) comprised within (a superior tenure), 



subordinate, e.g. f*t^tt ^t^¥ a subordinate ta'alluka held under a large ta'alluka. 

 f*t^ ifr. *f»f^«^), s., a chain, fetter. 24-Pargs. 

 f*f^#[ (Pers. iJ..wli)j s., diluvion. 



f*t5t^ {/r. *fif^ci), s., a chain, fetter. Dae. 



f*ff^f?, s., a water-herb. /ess. 



f*tf^, s., a circular gold ornament for the forehead. Cp. f^ff^l. 



f*t^W, adj., tall, high. Ma/^. 



*f*t^t^ ifr. * «j5ttc^), s. (I) a jackal, (^tJw. (2) a tiger, 7?a^. 



f*t^rt«n (/r. f*f?lt«^), adj. coloured like a jackal, brown. Raj. 



f*fC? (/oc. case of f»f^ the head), adj. (i) upon, C/w/. ; (2) at, about, e.g. ^5[?r f*\r.^ about 



the time, Dae. 

 f*tl%, s., a small tent (such as is used by wandering Nats). Raj. 

 f*f^ (/;'. ^^ ?), s., a tongue or spit (of land). Raj. 

 ^% = ^g. 



^5^, s., flame of fire. Chit. 



(^3^^)^ (/r. rt. gft), s. (i) the place where the head lies in sleeping, Jess.; (2) the 

 %5t^ ) place directly at the top of the head when a person is lying down, Jess. 

 ^^, s , forehead. Jess. 



%pl, s., offering oblations (of any kind) to an idol. Maid, 

 %fl, adj., small, tiny (?) ; ^*f1 ■9^v\ a small khal or creek. 



