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Old 5th March 2010, 06:23 AM   #11
SwordZ
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Originally Posted by olikara
I think you are right here, Jens.

The same Arabic characters are used in Urdu as well and 'jaan' is a common addendum to muslim names in South India. For eg. Mirjan, Sabjan, etc. 'Jaan' means 'life/heart/love...'

I would not be surprised if the Jambiya was made for someone in Hyderabad state as this was a choice side arm in those days there. Hyderabad was teeming with Arabs and Sudanese right till the '50s.

Nidhi
Thanks,

So how does it read on Urdu ?

Rgds
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