328 Trevor Bomford — Language spoken in the Western Fahjab. [No. 4, 
(2.) without it, as; — 
* KolhS,’ Somewhere near 
‘Dhfl,’ Somewhere towards ; thus,— 
‘ Aggtl faqlr piccll shahzada, Somewhat in front the 
faqir, somewhat behind the prince, 
the full form is sometimes used, thus,— 
4 Mai agahtl khabar pathi,’ 1 sent on word somewhat ahead of 
me. 
and always in the common word 
Oralih, Somewhat on this side.—It has survived in this word 
probably because it is mistaken for ore ao, ‘ Come on 
this side.’ 
Infinitives. 
1. The ordinary infinitive is used as a Verbal Noun, thus;— 
‘ Unda maran qabiil kitum,’ I have consented to his death. 
‘Unde maran da tars ayam,’ I am concerned at his death. 
2. The extraordinary Infinitive contains the idea of something 
which must be done, thus ; — 
‘ Un ningir da parna; thia,’ The time came for that girl 
to be married. 
‘ Qazi unliS kite khawanai pa^hi'a,’ The qazi sent them some¬ 
thing to eat, 
lit. something which was to be eaten. 
‘ParnS khushi nal he natil inarnS,’ One must marry to please 
oneself, otherwise death would be prefer¬ 
able. 
This Infinitive is declinable like an adjective, thus ;— 
a. ‘ Jind liik dihare khuda ghinni, roz roz ta na marnl,’ 
Life w T ill be taken by God one day, we have not got to die 
every day. 
Here ghinni is Fern. Sing ; agreeing with jind, 
‘ Life has got to be taken.’ 
b. ‘ Pin khawane faqir kt,’ To a faqlr who has to eat what he 
gets by begging. 
Here khawanl is formative Masc. Sing. 
c. ‘ Jitle vas lawane hai, ta cuke,’ Whatever powers they had to 
expend, they expended to the full. 
Here lawane is Nom. Plur. Masc. agreeing with vas. 
d. ‘Du galhe tal kant pucnis him,’ Two questions I have, which 
must be asked from you. 
Here pucnii is Fern. Plur. agreeing with galh§ 
