A Concise Grammar of the Hindústání Language: To which are Added, Selections for ReadingB. Quaritch, 1858 - 200 pages |
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Page 75 - Bombay respecting the etiquette to be observed in the use of the pronouns. "1. When the speaker and the person whom he addresses are of the same rank, each should speak of himself in the singular number, and address the other in the second person plural. 2. A. person of superior rank may speak of himself in the plural number, but this is not considered to be polite, nor is it thought correct to address even the lowest rank in the singular number. 3. The pronouns of the third person may be used in...
Page 76 - ... correct to address even the lowest rank in the singular number. 3. The pronouns of the third person may be used in the singular when speaking of any person in their presence, unless they be of superior rank, when they ought to be spoken of in the plural. 4. When one person of rank addresses another of the same or superior rank, or speaks of him in his presence, it is most correct to make use of the respectful pronoun <_>T or the great man's title, or some respectful phrase, as jjjl jci- ' your...
Page 76 - Cl^or^ honour, highness/ etc., and the like, with the third person plural (of the pronouns and verbs) ; and when an inferior addresses a superior, he ought at all times to use similar expressions of respect, suitable to the rank of the person addressed.
Page 12 - A. pat, m. the sound resulting from the falling or beating of anything, s. put, m. falling ; sin, wickedness ; a leaf ; an ornament worn in the upper part of the ear ; a draft or cheque on a banker, ¡niton ä laanu, applied to trees, indicates the fall of their leaves in autumn; met.
Page 51 - The nim is a large and common tree in India, the leaves of which are very bitter, and used as a decoction to reduce contusions and inflammations; also to cleanse wounds.
Page 76 - ... each should speak of himself in the singular number, and address the other in the second person plural. 2. A. person of superior rank may speak of himself in the plural number, but this is not considered to be polite, nor is it thought correct to address even the lowest rank in the singular number. 3. The pronouns of the third person may be used in the singular when speaking of any person in their presence, unless they be of superior rank, when they ought to be spoken of in the plural. 4. When...
Page 3 - Adam, the first man ; man ; adam-zdd, one of the human race, a. is-6^' adml, mf a descendant of Adam, a human being (man or woman), an individual, people. a. Util adna or J^Jl adna, inferior, lowest, mean. a. or IfcOl ddha or ddhd, half. 5. udhir or udhar, thither, h. ^//«, half a " damri" (a small coin), half a piece of cloth, .t.
Page 25 - JJ dil, m. heart, mind, soul; dil-d. to give the heart, to be in love ; dil lagna, to be attentive to ; dil-jama'i, f.
Page 18 - To move, to go, to proceed, to walk, to go off, to pass, ( as coin ; ) to be discharged, ( as a gun ; ) to...