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وطن عزیز ہند و پاک و بنگال کے برادران عزیز کو یوم آزادی کی تہ دل سے مبارکباد!💐 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇧🇩
آئیے ہم یہ عزم کریں کہ اپنے ملک میں ہم سبھی عقیدہ و فکر کے انسانوں سے محبت رکھیں گے،
اور
#Urdu se dosti badhayenge❤️

#اردو #independenceday #india #pakistan #bangladesh #independence

آزادی کوئی ایسی شے نہیں جسے ایک بار حاصل کرنے کے بعد اسے اپنے حال پر چھوڑ دیا جائے۔ آزادی اپنی بقا کے لیے ہر صبح و شام جدوجہد اور قربانی مانگتی ہے۔
خود #اقتباس

#INQUILAAB #Thought #freedom #movement #liberty #conscience #revolution #urdu #india #pakistan #bangladesh

⬆️ @CiaraNi

>> In Irish, 'in ainm Dé' is literally 'in the name of God', but in context has the stronger sense of 'for fuck's sake'. Both when said in Irish and in English, given the tone.

Same in Indic languages. So, amending my previous post:

#Hindi: Bhagwan ke liye — भगवान के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Bhogobaner janye — ভগবানের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Bhagwan ni khatar — ભગવાન ની ખાતર

#Punjabi: Rub di khatar — ਰਬ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Khuda ke liye — خدا کے لیے (right-to-left)

@MiaMarkTwo @eclectech

⬆️ @CiaraNi

>> In Irish, 'in ainm Dé' is literally 'in the name of God', but in context has the stronger sense of 'for fuck's sake'. Both when said in Irish and in English, given the tone.

Same in Indic languages. So, amending my previous post:

#Hindi: Bhagwan ke liye — भगवान के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Bhogobaner janye — ভগবানের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Bhagwan ni khatar — ભગવાન ની ખાતર

#Punjabi: Rub di khatar — ਰਬ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Khuda ke liye — خدا کے لیے (right-to-left)

@MiaMarkTwo @eclectech

⬆️ @CiaraNi

>> In Irish, 'in ainm Dé' is literally 'in the name of God', but in context has the stronger sense of 'for fuck's sake'. Both when said in Irish and in English, given the tone.

Same in Indic languages. So, amending my previous post:

#Hindi: Bhagwan ke liye — भगवान के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Bhogobaner janye — ভগবানের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Bhagwan ni khatar — ભગવાન ની ખાતર

#Punjabi: Rub di khatar — ਰਬ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Khuda ke liye — خدا کے لیے (right-to-left)

@MiaMarkTwo @eclectech

⬆️ @eclectech

>> let me know how to write "for fuck's sake" in your language (native, or one you're pretty fluent in…). Of course the big question is whether it's used elsewhere?

#forFucksSake isn't used directly in any of the Indic languages I know. My *literally* crude translations:

#Hindi: Chode ke liye — चोद के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Choder janye — চোদের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Chodu khatar — ખોદુ ખાતર

#Punjabi: Chode di khatar — ਚੋਦ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Chode ke liye — چود کے لیے (right-to-left)

⬆️ @eclectech

>> let me know how to write "for fuck's sake" in your language (native, or one you're pretty fluent in…). Of course the big question is whether it's used elsewhere?

#forFucksSake isn't used directly in any of the Indic languages I know. My *literally* crude translations:

#Hindi: Chode ke liye — चोद के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Choder janye — চোদের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Chodu khatar — ખોદુ ખાતર

#Punjabi: Chode di khatar — ਚੋਦ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Chode ke liye — چود کے لیے (right-to-left)

⬆️ @eclectech

>> let me know how to write "for fuck's sake" in your language (native, or one you're pretty fluent in…). Of course the big question is whether it's used elsewhere?

#forFucksSake isn't used directly in any of the Indic languages I know. My *literally* crude translations:

#Hindi: Chode ke liye — चोद के लिए

#Bengali / #Bangla: Choder janye — চোদের জন্যে

#Gujrati: Chodu khatar — ખોદુ ખાતર

#Punjabi: Chode di khatar — ਚੋਦ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ

#Urdu: Chode ke liye — چود کے لیے (right-to-left)

⬆️ @AnotherJen @mekkaokereke

I grew up learning #British #English (some say "proper" English). At the same college that I mentioned in a different post above, I decided to enroll in "Development of American English"

The instructor was a white American, and when he found out that I was literate in #Urdu (derived from both #Persian and #Hindi), he invited me to write a greeting on the board.

When I wrote السلام علیکم from right to left, the whole class was fascinated.

#ignorance ≠ disinterested

⬆️ @AnotherJen @mekkaokereke

I grew up learning #British #English (some say "proper" English). At the same college that I mentioned in a different post above, I decided to enroll in "Development of American English"

The instructor was a white American, and when he found out that I was literate in #Urdu (derived from both #Persian and #Hindi), he invited me to write a greeting on the board.

When I wrote السلام علیکم from right to left, the whole class was fascinated.

#ignorance ≠ disinterested

⬆️ @AnotherJen @mekkaokereke

I grew up learning #British #English (some say "proper" English). At the same college that I mentioned in a different post above, I decided to enroll in "Development of American English"

The instructor was a white American, and when he found out that I was literate in #Urdu (derived from both #Persian and #Hindi), he invited me to write a greeting on the board.

When I wrote السلام علیکم from right to left, the whole class was fascinated.

#ignorance ≠ disinterested

آندھی کا آنا ایک قدرتی عمل ہے۔ جب آندھی آئے تو اس کے مقابل چلنے کی کوشش کرنا دانش مندی نہیں، بلکہ اس ہوا کی مخالف سمت میں ٹربائن نصب کر کے اس سے توانائی حاصل کرنا حکمت بھرا رویہ ہے۔

#حکمت #زندگی #اردو #urdu

…اگر یہی بصیرت برقرار رہی تو بعید نہیں کہ کل چیونٹیاں یونین بنا لیں، چوہے مارچ نکال دیں، میڈک برساتی اسمبلی طلب کر لیں، سانپ دھرنے پر بیٹھ جائیں، اور باقی قسم قسم کے حیوانات و نباتات بھی جمہوری طریقے سے اپنی موجودگی کا احساس دلانے لگ جائیں۔

#IndiaProtests #CJP #urdu #satire #اردو #طنز

ملک میں برسرِاقتدار جماعت کے کارکنان اور ان کے مداح آج کل تل چٹوں کے خلاف صف آرا ہیں۔ انھیں تل چٹے تو صاف نظر آ گئے، مگر وہ گندگی اور بدانتظامی دکھائی نہ دی جہاں سے تل چٹے پیدا ہوتے ہیں۔

#IndiaProtests #CJP #urdu #ہندوستان #حالات_حاضرہ #اردو

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I'm only 8% into #Reading it, but already the book in the attached photo is on track to be only my second 5-star read at #TheStoryGraph for 2026. It's proving to be so much MORE than a I expected - not just a #poetry anthology, but a defence of #Urdu a primer on the language and its poetic culture. AND it has a name that makes me smile every time I say it:
The Hindavi word humsafar means "companion" (on a journey). In the last 20+ years I've sung it more often than I could count in the line "ना तो humsafar की तलाश है" - "I'm not looking for a humsafar".

It turns out, I was wrong. 😂
#bookstodon @bookstodon

I'm only 8% into #Reading it, but already the book in the attached photo is on track to be only my second 5-star read at #TheStoryGraph for 2026. It's proving to be so much MORE than a I expected - not just a #poetry anthology, but a defence of #Urdu a primer on the language and its poetic culture. AND it has a name that makes me smile every time I say it:
The Hindavi word humsafar means "companion" (on a journey). In the last 20+ years I've sung it more often than I could count in the line "ना तो humsafar की तलाश है" - "I'm not looking for a humsafar".

It turns out, I was wrong. 😂
#bookstodon @bookstodon

I'm only 8% into #Reading it, but already the book in the attached photo is on track to be only my second 5-star read at #TheStoryGraph for 2026. It's proving to be so much MORE than a I expected - not just a #poetry anthology, but a defence of #Urdu a primer on the language and its poetic culture. AND it has a name that makes me smile every time I say it:
The Hindavi word humsafar means "companion" (on a journey). In the last 20+ years I've sung it more often than I could count in the line "ना तो humsafar की तलाश है" - "I'm not looking for a humsafar".

It turns out, I was wrong. 😂
#bookstodon @bookstodon

I'm only 8% into #Reading it, but already the book in the attached photo is on track to be only my second 5-star read at #TheStoryGraph for 2026. It's proving to be so much MORE than a I expected - not just a #poetry anthology, but a defence of #Urdu a primer on the language and its poetic culture. AND it has a name that makes me smile every time I say it:
The Hindavi word humsafar means "companion" (on a journey). In the last 20+ years I've sung it more often than I could count in the line "ना तो humsafar की तलाश है" - "I'm not looking for a humsafar".

It turns out, I was wrong. 😂
#bookstodon @bookstodon

I'm only 8% into #Reading it, but already the book in the attached photo is on track to be only my second 5-star read at #TheStoryGraph for 2026. It's proving to be so much MORE than a I expected - not just a #poetry anthology, but a defence of #Urdu a primer on the language and its poetic culture. AND it has a name that makes me smile every time I say it:
The Hindavi word humsafar means "companion" (on a journey). In the last 20+ years I've sung it more often than I could count in the line "ना तो humsafar की तलाश है" - "I'm not looking for a humsafar".

It turns out, I was wrong. 😂
#bookstodon @bookstodon

If somebody knows someone ...

who is interested in #devOps and speaks #Japanese, #Hindi, #Korean, #Arabic or #Urdu

and is willing to #translate: we just added these languages to make #WoodpeckerCI more user friendly for non-native English speakers :)

And if your language is missing, just tell us, as long as you are willing to translate ...

https://translate.woodpecker-ci.org/engage/woodpecker-ci/

If somebody knows someone ...

who is interested in #devOps and speaks #Japanese, #Hindi, #Korean, #Arabic or #Urdu

and is willing to #translate: we just added these languages to make #WoodpeckerCI more user friendly for non-native English speakers :)

And if your language is missing, just tell us, as long as you are willing to translate ...

https://translate.woodpecker-ci.org/engage/woodpecker-ci/

If somebody knows someone ...

who is interested in #devOps and speaks #Japanese, #Hindi, #Korean, #Arabic or #Urdu

and is willing to #translate: we just added these languages to make #WoodpeckerCI more user friendly for non-native English speakers :)

And if your language is missing, just tell us, as long as you are willing to translate ...

https://translate.woodpecker-ci.org/engage/woodpecker-ci/

If somebody knows someone ...

who is interested in #devOps and speaks #Japanese, #Hindi, #Korean, #Arabic or #Urdu

and is willing to #translate: we just added these languages to make #WoodpeckerCI more user friendly for non-native English speakers :)

And if your language is missing, just tell us, as long as you are willing to translate ...

https://translate.woodpecker-ci.org/engage/woodpecker-ci/

If somebody knows someone ...

who is interested in #devOps and speaks #Japanese, #Hindi, #Korean, #Arabic or #Urdu

and is willing to #translate: we just added these languages to make #WoodpeckerCI more user friendly for non-native English speakers :)

And if your language is missing, just tell us, as long as you are willing to translate ...

https://translate.woodpecker-ci.org/engage/woodpecker-ci/

Continuing my cunning plan to lure people into watching Main Vaapas Aaunga by sharing its fun songs
(spoiler:: 2 million people being killed in 3 months was not fun)
#film #Hindi #Urdu #Panjabi #Partition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKHBJWYpFs

Continuing my cunning plan to lure people into watching Main Vaapas Aaunga by sharing its fun songs
(spoiler:: 2 million people being killed in 3 months was not fun)
#film #Hindi #Urdu #Panjabi #Partition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKHBJWYpFs

Continuing my cunning plan to lure people into watching Main Vaapas Aaunga by sharing its fun songs
(spoiler:: 2 million people being killed in 3 months was not fun)
#film #Hindi #Urdu #Panjabi #Partition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKHBJWYpFs

Continuing my cunning plan to lure people into watching Main Vaapas Aaunga by sharing its fun songs
(spoiler:: 2 million people being killed in 3 months was not fun)
#film #Hindi #Urdu #Panjabi #Partition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKHBJWYpFs

Continuing my cunning plan to lure people into watching Main Vaapas Aaunga by sharing its fun songs
(spoiler:: 2 million people being killed in 3 months was not fun)
#film #Hindi #Urdu #Panjabi #Partition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKHBJWYpFs

Beauty is poetry. Poetry is beauty. Zafar Gorakhpuri. #urdu

امن پانے کے لئے منفی جذباتوں پر چھڑی چلانا ناگزیر ہے ؟
نفرت 🔪
عداوت 🔪
غصہ 🔪
تشدد 🔪
تعصب 🔪
عدم رواداری 🔪
فرقہ بندی 🔪
عمل سے خالی فخر 🔪
غیر خدا کا خوف 🔪
بے صبری 🔪
اداسی 🔪

https://youtu.be/8TXkBzsxiCI

#urdu #اردو #نظم #حالات_حاضرہ

How Good is 'Gustaakh Ishq'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #fatimasanashaikh #naseeruddinshah #urdu

🎬 Support & unlock more on Patreon → patreon.com/TheDarkKnaik

How Good is 'Gustaakh Ishq'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #fatimasanashaikh #naseeruddinshah #urdu

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Naseeruddin Shah in 'Gustaakh Ishq'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #fatimasanashaikh #naseeruddinshah #urdu

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Naseeruddin Shah in 'Gustaakh Ishq'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #fatimasanashaikh #naseeruddinshah #urdu

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(Bang-e-Dra-121) Jawab-e-Shikwa (The Answer To The Complaint) جوابِ شکوَہ

دل سے جو بات نکلتی ہے اثر رکھتی ہے
پَر نہیں، طاقتِ پرواز مگر رکھتی ہے

کی محمّدؐ سے وفا تُو نے تو ہم تیرے ہیں
یہ جہاں چیز ہے کیا، لوح و قلم تیرے ہیں

https://youtu.be/YHwuyhB4Duo?si=ogBTVpeWvmnx1txk

#AllamaIqbal #Iqbaliyat #JawabeShikwa #Poetry #Urdu #Islam #Muslims

(Bang-e-Dra-121) Jawab-e-Shikwa (The Answer To The Complaint) جوابِ شکوَہ

دل سے جو بات نکلتی ہے اثر رکھتی ہے
پَر نہیں، طاقتِ پرواز مگر رکھتی ہے

کی محمّدؐ سے وفا تُو نے تو ہم تیرے ہیں
یہ جہاں چیز ہے کیا، لوح و قلم تیرے ہیں

https://youtu.be/YHwuyhB4Duo?si=ogBTVpeWvmnx1txk

#AllamaIqbal #Iqbaliyat #JawabeShikwa #Poetry #Urdu #Islam #Muslims

How Come Gulzar Wasn't Offered to Pen 'Gustaakh Ishq'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #gulzar #naseeruddinshah #urdu

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How Come Gulzar Wasn't Offered to Pen 'Gustaakh Ishq'?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0GKJv9DVIA

#thedarkknaik #gustaakhishq #gulzar #naseeruddinshah #urdu

🎬 Support & unlock more on Patreon → patreon.com/TheDarkKnaik

I'm starting Desī poetry!

If you've ever been intrigued by poetry from the Indian subcontinent (hence "desi"), I will be doing English translations of beautifully written songs.

You can enjoy them for the music (which is FANTASTIC), but these are also some of the most beautiful words put together. A lot of these songs are iconic, and some are gems that I've found. You could also just come for the culture :)

#poetry #urdu #urdupoetry #bollywood #music #desi #culture

https://www.nimitnshah.com/what-is-desi-poetry/

I'm starting Desī poetry!

If you've ever been intrigued by poetry from the Indian subcontinent (hence "desi"), I will be doing English translations of beautifully written songs.

You can enjoy them for the music (which is FANTASTIC), but these are also some of the most beautiful words put together. A lot of these songs are iconic, and some are gems that I've found. You could also just come for the culture :)

#poetry #urdu #urdupoetry #bollywood #music #desi #culture

https://www.nimitnshah.com/what-is-desi-poetry/

The PDP has repeatedly criticised the National Conference-led government, alleging ‘anti-people decisions’. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/has-urdu-lost-official-status-in-j-and-k-cm-abdullah-responds-amid-language-row-vnf89hqa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PDP #NC #urdu #JammuandKashmir

The PDP has repeatedly criticised the National Conference-led government, alleging ‘anti-people decisions’. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/has-urdu-lost-official-status-in-j-and-k-cm-abdullah-responds-amid-language-row-vnf89hqa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PDP #NC #urdu #JammuandKashmir

The PDP has repeatedly criticised the National Conference-led government, alleging ‘anti-people decisions’. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/has-urdu-lost-official-status-in-j-and-k-cm-abdullah-responds-amid-language-row-vnf89hqa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PDP #NC #urdu #JammuandKashmir

The PDP has repeatedly criticised the National Conference-led government, alleging ‘anti-people decisions’. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/has-urdu-lost-official-status-in-j-and-k-cm-abdullah-responds-amid-language-row-vnf89hqa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PDP #NC #urdu #JammuandKashmir

(Bal-e-Jibril-025)

اپنے من میں ڈوب کر پا جا سراغِ زندگی
تُو اگر میرا نہیں بنتا نہ بن، اپنا تو بن

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

#AllamaIqbal #Urdu #Iqbaliyat #Poetry #Heart #Ishq #Life #AakhriPaigham #Iqbal

(Bal-e-Jibril-025)

اپنے من میں ڈوب کر پا جا سراغِ زندگی
تُو اگر میرا نہیں بنتا نہ بن، اپنا تو بن

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

#AllamaIqbal #Urdu #Iqbaliyat #Poetry #Heart #Ishq #Life #AakhriPaigham #Iqbal

(Bal-e-Jibril-006) Kya Ishq Aik Zindagi-e-Musta‘ar Ka (What avails love when life is so ephemeral) کیا عشق ایک زندگیِ مستعار کا

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

#Iqbaliyat #Poetry #Urdu #Ishq #Love #Ishq-e-Haqeeqi #AllamaIqbal #AkhriPaigham

(Bal-e-Jibril-006) Kya Ishq Aik Zindagi-e-Musta‘ar Ka (What avails love when life is so ephemeral) کیا عشق ایک زندگیِ مستعار کا

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

#Iqbaliyat #Poetry #Urdu #Ishq #Love #Ishq-e-Haqeeqi #AllamaIqbal #AkhriPaigham

(Bal-e-Jibril-058) Sitaron Se Agay Jahan Aur Bhi Hain (Other worlds exist beyond the stars)

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal (R.A.)

#BaleJibreel #Iqbaliyat #AllamaIqbal #Urdu #Poetry #SitaroSeAgay #BaleJibril #AakhriPaigham #Ghazal

(Bal-e-Jibril-058) Sitaron Se Agay Jahan Aur Bhi Hain (Other worlds exist beyond the stars)

~ Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal (R.A.)

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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The word "khaki" is a loan from Urdu خاکی‎ xākī, a loan from Persian, from خاک xâk "earth", from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂s [ħaχs], something like this (listen):

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/khaki-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

English "ash" (the grey-coloured burnt substance) also descends from *h₂eh₂s:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/ash-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

In most Indo-European languages, *h₂ usually developed into [a], but in Iranian it's sometimes [x]. If you want a more detailed but much more technical explanation of the Proto-Indo-European "laryngeals" and how they were possibly or probably pronounced, try this: https://www.ancientsounds.net/laryngeals.html

(The image used below is from an Iranian wood industry supplier's site, venonwood.biz, which currently seems to be still working in spite of the general internet blackout in Iran right now.)

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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The word "khaki" is a loan from Urdu خاکی‎ xākī, a loan from Persian, from خاک xâk "earth", from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂s [ħaχs], something like this (listen):

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/khaki-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

English "ash" (the grey-coloured burnt substance) also descends from *h₂eh₂s:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/ash-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

In most Indo-European languages, *h₂ usually developed into [a], but in Iranian it's sometimes [x]. If you want a more detailed but much more technical explanation of the Proto-Indo-European "laryngeals" and how they were possibly or probably pronounced, try this: https://www.ancientsounds.net/laryngeals.html

(The image used below is from an Iranian wood industry supplier's site, venonwood.biz, which currently seems to be still working in spite of the general internet blackout in Iran right now.)

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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The word "khaki" is a loan from Urdu خاکی‎ xākī, a loan from Persian, from خاک xâk "earth", from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂s [ħaχs], something like this (listen):

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/khaki-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

English "ash" (the grey-coloured burnt substance) also descends from *h₂eh₂s:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/ash-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

In most Indo-European languages, *h₂ usually developed into [a], but in Iranian it's sometimes [x]. If you want a more detailed but much more technical explanation of the Proto-Indo-European "laryngeals" and how they were possibly or probably pronounced, try this: https://www.ancientsounds.net/laryngeals.html

(The image used below is from an Iranian wood industry supplier's site, venonwood.biz, which currently seems to be still working in spite of the general internet blackout in Iran right now.)

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𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The word "khaki" is a loan from Urdu خاکی‎ xākī, a loan from Persian, from خاک xâk "earth", from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂s [ħaχs], something like this (listen):

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/khaki-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

English "ash" (the grey-coloured burnt substance) also descends from *h₂eh₂s:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/ash-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

In most Indo-European languages, *h₂ usually developed into [a], but in Iranian it's sometimes [x]. If you want a more detailed but much more technical explanation of the Proto-Indo-European "laryngeals" and how they were possibly or probably pronounced, try this: https://www.ancientsounds.net/laryngeals.html

(The image used below is from an Iranian wood industry supplier's site, venonwood.biz, which currently seems to be still working in spite of the general internet blackout in Iran right now.)

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Urdu

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀

The word "khaki" is a loan from Urdu خاکی‎ xākī, a loan from Persian, from خاک xâk "earth", from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂s [ħaχs], something like this (listen):

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/khaki-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

English "ash" (the grey-coloured burnt substance) also descends from *h₂eh₂s:

🔊 https://www.ancientsounds.net/eastern-origins/ash-from-PIE-h2eh2s.wav

In most Indo-European languages, *h₂ usually developed into [a], but in Iranian it's sometimes [x]. If you want a more detailed but much more technical explanation of the Proto-Indo-European "laryngeals" and how they were possibly or probably pronounced, try this: https://www.ancientsounds.net/laryngeals.html

(The image used below is from an Iranian wood industry supplier's site, venonwood.biz, which currently seems to be still working in spite of the general internet blackout in Iran right now.)

@linguistics #linguistics #etymology #englishlanguage #acousticphonetics #phonetics #ProtoIndoEuropean #Iranian #Persian #Urdu

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Pluses of 'Gustaakh Ishq'

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