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fauj: army

Description of fauj: The Urdu word fauj means army, borrowed from Persian and Arabic origins. It serves as a colloquial military term in Pakistan and India, referring to armed forces or soldiers. Unlike English "army," fauj carries cultural resonance within South Asian languages and contexts. Differs from formal military terminology by its everyday usage in conversation and literature. In poetry and classical Urdu writing, fauj evokes themes of valor, national pride, and collective

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akbar dabe naheen kisi sultan ki fauj se

lekin shaheed ho gaye

biwi ki nauj se

akbar was not subdued by

the army of an emperor

but he was martyred

by the lament of his wife

Akbar Allahabadi (12)

dabe (1)

vanquished, subdued

sultan (m) (2)

emperor

fauj (1)

army

shaheed (m) (1)

martyr

nauj (m) (1)

lament

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