A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi & English

Specification:

• Publisher : Manohar Publishers; UK ed. edition
• By : John T. Platts
• Cover : Hardcover
• Language : English
• Edition : 2006
• Pages : 1268
• Weight : 1.80 kg.
• Size : 7 x 3.3 x 10 inches
• ISBN-10 : 8173046700
• ISBN-13 : 978-8173046704

Description:

This volume is an invaluable accessory for the scholars of classical Urdu and Hindi.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 meaning which frequently takes place by the employment of different postpositions after a verb; the admission of numerous words which do not find place in the literary language.