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Meaning. Limitless. Amit is a male or female given name of Indian or Hebrew origin. [ 1] In Hindi, Amit ( Hindi: अमित, means "infinite" or "boundless", Bengali: অমিত) originates from the Sanskrit word amita (अमित:), [ 2] amita (अमित:) essentially is the negation of mita (मित), which means "to measure". [ 2]
Globalization and Muslim women returning from diasporas has influenced Pakistani women's purdah practice in areas outside of religious significance. [17] One major influence is the desire to be modern and keep up with the latest fashions, or refusal to do so as a source of autonomy and power. [17]
Hana as a given name may have any of several origins. It is also a version of a Hebrew name from the root ḥ-n-n meaning "favour" or "grace", a Kurdish name meaning hope (هانا), a Persian name meaning flower (حَنا) and an Arabic name meaning "bliss" (هَناء). As a Japanese name, it is usually translated as flower (花).
[citation needed] Some of the kinship terms and names for rituals used by the Hindi-speaking Hijra community are different in use from those used by people outside the Hijra community. For example, dādī, the Standard Hindi for paternal grandmother, is used in the Hijra community to address one's guru's guru. [65]
Pages in category "Surnames of Hindu origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 285 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kashmiri-language surnames (44 P) Khatri surnames (82 P) Konkani-language surnames (11 P) Kulin Brahmin surnames (5 P)
Pathans in India or simply known as Pathans are citizens or residents of India who are of ethnic Pashtun ancestry. "Pathan" is the local Hindavi term for an individual who belongs to the Pashtun ethnic group, or descends from it. [ 6][ 7] The term additionally finds mention among Western sources, mainly in the colonial-era literature of British ...
Turban. Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan wearing a turban in 1911. A turban (from Persian دوربند, durband; via Middle French turbant) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. [ 1] Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be ...