Date: 03-Nov-2000
Word of the Day: 'yalGaar'

Meaning:

yalGaar - assault/attack


This word has come to Urdu from the Turkish language. 
It is of the feminine gender ;-)

Another form of the word is 'yalGar' which means the same 
but is 'purer' - closer to the original word in pronunciation. 


Couplet:

zaraa qariib se dekhuu.N to cheharaa-e-qaatil
na itanii duur se yalGaar kar la.Daa_ii me.n
[Midahtul Akhtar]