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Date: 9-Mar-2000
Word of the Day: 'naaKhudaa'

Meaning:
naaKhudaa - boatman

Couplet:
gar Duubanaa hii apanaa muqaddar hai to suno
Duube.nge ham zaruur magar aaKhudaa ke saath
[Kaifi Azmi]


Errata:
A few days back I had mentioned the importance 
of correctly pronouncing certain letters which are 
specific to Urdu. I mistakenly paired 'p' with 'f'. This
is incorrect. 'p' is the same in Hindi or Urdu. The two
letters which need to be distinguished are 'ph' and 'f'
as in 'phuul' (flower) and fareb (deceit)