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Book/Printed Material Dictionary of Urdu Terms Used in Newspapers

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Title

  • Dictionary of Urdu Terms Used in Newspapers

Summary

  • Ziauddin Ahmad Barni (1890--1969) was born and educated in Delhi, where his father and one of his brothers were instrumental in the development of Urdu newspapers and several members of the family were renowned calligraphers. Proficient in Farsi and English, he worked in the Oriental Translator's Office in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), until his retirement in 1948. He also wrote for the Bombay Chronicle in both English and Urdu. In 1915 he published this dictionary of terminology in common usage in the Urdu newspapers of the day. Entries are alphabetically arranged, and there is particular attention to the explanation of ambiguous words. The book also includes a description of the systems of government in India and in the United Kingdom and provides notes on important events and dates.

Names

  • Barnī, Ẓiyāuddīn Aḥmad, 1890-1969

Created / Published

  • Delhi, India : Delhi Printing Works, 1915.

Headings

  • -  India
  • -  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • -  1915
  • -  Politics and government
  • -  Urdu language
  • -  Urdu newspapers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 160 pages ; 17.8 x 13.6 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Government College University Lahore.
  • -  Content in Urdu.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666211

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  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Barnī, Ẓiyāuddīn Aḥmad. Dictionary of Urdu Terms Used in Newspapers. Delhi, India: Delhi Printing Works, 1915. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666211/.

APA citation style:

Barnī, Ẓ. A. (1915) Dictionary of Urdu Terms Used in Newspapers. Delhi, India: Delhi Printing Works. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666211/.

MLA citation style:

Barnī, Ẓiyāuddīn Aḥmad. Dictionary of Urdu Terms Used in Newspapers. Delhi, India: Delhi Printing Works, 1915. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666211/>.