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گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت

  • Laila Abdi Khujesta/
  • December 23, 2016
Early Urdu dictionaries and common people
Keywords
Urdu lexicography, Modern Lexicographic Principles, Vocabulary, Dictionary, Taboo, Vulgar
Abstract

Urdu lexicography of the yesteryears had some specific traits which may seem odd when seen against the backdrop of modern lexicographic principles. One of them is the tendency among the compilers of Urdu dictionaries in the last two centuries to look down upon the vocabulary and usage of the common speakers of Urdu and they invariably mentioned such usages, pronunciations and coinages as 'substandard', 'taboo', 'vulgar' and 'uncouth'. The article quotes from a number of standard Urdu dictionaries citing the examples of such prescriptive trends of Urdu lexicography in the 19th and 20th centuries. This dismissive attitude towards the parlance of the common people also extended to the vocabulary used specifically by women as well.   

 

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Khujesta, L. A. (2020). گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو, 91(1), 200–221. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page

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[1]Khujesta, L.A. 2020. گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو. 91, 1 (July 2020), 200–221.
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(1)Khujesta, L. A. گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو 2020, 91 (1), 200–221.
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KHUJESTA, Laila Abdi. گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو, v. 91, n. 1, p. 200–221, 7 July2020.
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Khujesta, L.A. (2020) “گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت”, اردو, 91(1), pp. 200–221. Available at: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page (Accessed: 20 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]L. A. Khujesta, “گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت”, اردو, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 200–221, July 2020, Accessed: May 20, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page

            

                    
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Khujesta, Laila Abdi. “گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت”. اردو, vols. 91, no. 1, July 2020, pp. 200–221, https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page.

            

                    
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Khujesta, Laila Abdi. “گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت”. اردو 91, no. 1 (July 7, 2020): 200–221. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page.

            

                    
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1.Khujesta LA. گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو [Internet]. 2020 July 7 [cited 2026 May 20];91(1):200–221. Available from: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page

            

                    
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1.Khujesta LA. گزشتہ دور کی اردو لغات میں عوام’’راندۂ درگاہ‘‘ کی حیثیت. اردو. 2020;91(1):200–221. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e604de583/page

            

            






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Laila Abdi Khujesta

        
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PhD Scholar, Department of Urdu, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

    
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            December 23, 2016
            
        

        
    


        

        

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