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  2. Wit - Wikipedia

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    Wit. Look up wit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "The feast of reason..." Wit is a form of intelligent humour —the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. [1] Someone witty is a person who is skilled at making clever and funny remarks. [1][2] Forms of wit include the quip, repartee, and wisecrack.

  3. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Anda. An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari. A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız.

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala.

  5. Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu - Wikipedia

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    All the common words, idioms, proverbs, and modern academic, literary, scientific, and technical terms of the Urdu language have been listed. Only those obsolete words and idioms have been included which are found in ancient books. They are indicated by the symbol "Qaaf". The English words that are commonly used in Urdu have also been included. [5]

  6. Wisdom - Wikipedia

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    The Buddhist term Prajñā was translated into Chinese as 智慧 (pinyin zhìhuì, characters 智 "knowledge" and 慧 "bright, intelligent"). In Chinese Buddhism, the idea of wisdom is closely linked to its Indian equivalent as it appears for instance in certain conceptual continuities that exist between Asanga , Vasubandhu and Xuanzang .

  7. Intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Intelligence enables humans to remember descriptions of things and use those descriptions in future behaviors. It gives humans the cognitive abilities to learn, form concepts, understand, and reason, including the capacities to recognize patterns, innovate, plan, solve problems, and employ language to communicate.

  8. Urdu Dictionary Board - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.

  9. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Urdu (/ ˈʊərduː /; اُردُو, pronounced [ʊɾduː] ⓘ, ALA-LC:Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. [ 10 ][ 11 ] It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English. [ 12 ]