Khoj, Institute of Punjabi and Cultural Studies, PU - Lahore

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Institute of Punjabi & Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Lahore
ISSN (print): 1992-6545
ISSN (online): 1992-6545
Abstract

Nisab Nama is a poetic dictionary in which the meanings of about two hundred words are explained. Its tradition started from Persian. In Persian, dictionaries of this type were written in prose at first, but later Abu Nasr Frahi's Nisab Al-Sibiaan introduced rhymed Nisab Namay instead of prose. A number of Nisab-Namay were written in Persian following Nisab Al-Sibiaan, whose aim was to provide Persian alternatives to Arabic words. From Persian, this movement came to Urdu and here Khaliq Bari is written which is attributed to Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Renowned researcher Hafiz Mehmood Shirani proved through research that it is not the authorship of Amir Khusrau, but still it is considered to be the authorship of Amir Khusrau. Versified lexicography of this type through Urdu began in Punjabi and other Indian languages. During the reign of Aurangzeb Alamgir, several Nisab Namay were written in Punjabi such as: Ayzad Bari, Wahid Bari, Khaliq Bari, Samad Bari, Allah Bari, and Farsi. Nama etc. These Nisab Namay have been regularly taught in madrasas. The aim of these Punjabi Nisab Namas was to familiarize the children with the Punjabi synonyms of Arabic and Persian. In the article under review, a detailed introduction is being presented to the ten handwritten Nisab Namas of Punjabi. These manuscripts are available in the author's library.

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Type: Article
Volume: 46
Issue: 2
Language: eng
Id: 671a0b0a6aa73
Pages 9 - 26
Discipline: Y
Published September 19, 2024

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