Re: Had Muslims not invaded India?
Mujra is a word which is more common by it’s applied meaning “naach gaanaa by tawaai’f” but the real meaning is strangely common in my dehaatii [poorbii] zabaan…it’s an arabic word and it means “deduction from the sum”. i used to hear this word in my village by kunjRaas who used to buy fruits of our mango/guava orchards. they used to say:
“saHbaoo, bagiyaa ke amvaa maa se mujraa kar leheN”
[please deduct the amount from the mango crop."
it’s strange…those illiterate village folks are use language in a more correct way…for instance, ham awadhi log kabhii “maiN” nahiiN iste’maal karte…hamesha “ham” kaa lafz iste’maal karte haiN. magar dehaatii log HAM kaa lafz kabhi iste’maal nahiiN karte…apne liye hamesha “maiN” kahte haiN.
strange na?
Hindi meN:
mujraa = vaishyagaan [vaishya = tawaa’if + gaan = gaanaa]