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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:25 +0000

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By: sahir.fanatic

sahir.fanatic — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:13:24 +0000

Hi Jia,

Directly from A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English by John T. Platts:

A qimār (inf. n. of qāmara, ‘he played at dice,’ iii of ‘to gamble’), s.m. Dice; any game of hazard:–qimār-bāz, s.m. A gamester, gambler:–qimār-bāzī, s.f. Gambling:–qimār-bāzī karnā, v.n. To gamble:–qimār-ḵẖāna, s.m. A gaming-house, a hell.

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Amit Malhotra

By: JIA Ahimsa

JIA Ahimsa — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:42:57 +0000

“qamaar-Khaana = gambling houses” is incorrect;
a better translation is: a tavern, a Bar, wine-house, a place where one gets intoxicated!
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It is an excellent site/blog; thanks!