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Ginanic Term Meaning  

ajampiyā jāp silent remembrance ◆ the zikr in which the tongue is not used ◆ unuttered word ◆ dhikr in the heart
alā a word used in sindhi poetic literature for ālāp ◆ allah ◆ lord ◆ brother ◆ a word used in sindhi poetry to maintain rhythm
besantā used to sit
bhabhūt ashes ◆ dust ◆ ash ◆ dust used by the hermits to rub on the body
bhirmājī brahma ◆ prophet muhammad (sas) ◆ an epithet used for some pirs
bāvā brother ◆ used to address someone ◆ also used for a respected person ◆ man ◆ father ◆ saint ◆ hermit
chhīṅkā a net hung from the ceiling used for keeping food a net put on the mouth of the animals
haraṇī a collection of three stars by which people used to determine the time of ibadat
hel pitcher ◆ (allegorically used for a symbol of hope)
kaem / kayam ever lasting ◆ permanent ◆ eternal ◆ an epitethused for imam
kahek name of a city in iran where the imam of the time used to reside
khavrāvtā used to feed
lal shāh a title used for the imam
lol a word used in the end of a garbi to balance the weight of a verse ◆ a word used at the end of a garbi to balance the meter
meraṇ/meḷvaṇ rennet ◆ coagulator ◆ sour milk used to coagulate fresh milk
mindhol (midhal) a fruit used in several religious ceremonies ◆ to tie the fruit ‘midhal’ to the wrist of a person on an auspicious occasion
moteo na jae which can not be returned ◆ can not be refused ◆ can not be declined
mukhvās an item used after meal as mouth-freshener ◆ betel nut ◆ cardamoms ◆ aniseed
paroṇū twig used to lash ◆ cane
paḍi rahe remain unused ◆ left unattended
pāno chaḍiyo maternal instinct was aroused
rath carriage ◆ chariot ◆ four wheeled carriage used by the kings
ratiya (ratti) the seed of abrus precatorius used as a weight ◆ a weight equal to eight barley corns
rās the rope used to tie the bullock
singṇī horn (used as wind instrument)
sri sir ◆ word used to show respect
tumbda (tumda) the gourd in a dry state ◆ the same with the inner part scooped out used by mendicants to carry water and also as floats in swimming
turhā a bunch of reeds used to cross the rives
ugamtā used to remain risen
uttar khand the land of north ◆ iran and iraq (where imams used to reside)
valiyā used ◆ drew (sword)
vasāyo caused to reside ◆ filled
visāriyā forgot ◆ caused to forget
āshāji hope ◆ the lord of hopes ◆ o lord ◆ word used in the beginning of a couplet in the ginan literature

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