The Distinguishing Of This Classic Dictionary Rare: The Space Assigned To The Etymology Of Words; The Arrangement Of Words Which Are Similarly Spelt But Differently Derived Into Separate Paragraphs According To Their Etymology; The Indicating The Postposition By Means Of Which An Indirectly Transitive, Or An Intransitive Verb Governs Its Object, And The Change Of Mmeaning Which Frequently Takes Place By The Employment Of Different Postpositions After A Verb ( Many Verbs, In Existing Dictionaries, Are Given As Transitive, Thus Leading One To Suppose That They Overn The Accusative Case, Whereas They Govern, It May Be, The Genitive, Or The Ablative, Or The Locative; E.G. Gabza Karna Is Called A Transitive Verb, Although It Governs The Locative); The Admission Of Numerous Words Which Do Not Find Place In The Literary Language. This Volume Is An Invaluable Accessory For The Scholars Of Classical Urdu And Hindi.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.

Amit Basole teaches Economics at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Urdu poetry as well as history and architecture of the Indian subcontinent are his passions. Anjum Altaf is a South Asian living in Lahore. He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Aakar Books Delhi 2019, Liberty Books Karachi 2020.

Ghazals in Urdu and Hindi; transliterated dictionary of 10,000 Urdu words also in Hindi and English.

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A Major Activity Of The Sahitya Akademi Is The Preparation Of An Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. The Venture, Covering Twenty-Two Languages Of India, Is The First Of Its Kind. Written In English, The Encyclopaedia Gives A Comprehensive Idea Of The Growth And Development Of Indian Literature. The Entries On Authors, Books And General Topics Have Been Tabulated By The Concerned Advisory Boards And Finalised By A Steering Committee. Hundreds Of Writers All Over The Country Contributed Articles On Various Topics. The Encyclopaedia, Planned As A Six-Volume Project, Has Been Brought Out. The Sahitya Akademi Embarked Upon This Project In Right Earnest In 1984. The Efforts Of The Highly Skilled And Professional Editorial Staff Started Showing Results And The First Volume Was Brought Out In 1987. The Second Volume Was Brought Out In 1988, The Third In 1989, The Fourth In 1991, The Fifth In 1992, And The Sixth Volume In 1994. All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof. Amaresh Datta, Fourth And Fifth Volume By Mohan Lal And Sixth Volume By Shri K.C.Dutt.