imagine if the chinese were ashamed of themselves.

[KKF]

Re: imagine if the chinese were ashamed of themselves.

@psyah

…Other examples are place names: Bombay and Mumbai - both are acceptable … in Urdu these days the people are saying “so” instead of “phir” … if Urdu is so valuable then why lose those terms? In the past we used to call any “machine” an “ala” … why have we stopped doing that? Languages change and sure enough they can even change back to what they used to be … let’s get over it.

Ramadan Mubarak …

**Mumbai aur Bombay urdu zabaan ke alfaaz nahiiN…so iskii misaal be-jaa hai.

“so” Hindi kaa lafz hai aur aajkaa nahiiN bal k zamana-e-qadeem kaa sadiyoN puraanaa hai…yeh lafz tab bhii musta’mil thaa jab urdu ko reKhta kahte the. ****Wali Muhammad Wali (1667–1707) ****ne is lafz kii reKhta haiyat ko apne ek she’r men yuN musta’mil kiyaa thaa:

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tujh lab kii sifat la’l-e-BadaKhshaaN, “soN” [so] kahuuNgaa!
jaadoo haiN tere nai’n GhazaalaaN, “soN” [so] kahuuNgaa!!!****

reKhta ka lafz “soN” urdu meN aa kar “so” ho gayaa.

jaisa k NaabiGh saaHib ne farmaayaa…aala [aalaat…ism-e-jam’a] TOOL ko kahte haiN na k machine…****'allaamah Iqbal ne apne ek she’r meN lafz “aalaat-e-machini” use kiyaa thaa.**