Urdu Dictionary
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Jamabandi

जमाबंदी
said jamaa-BAN-dee
also written: jamabandi
Meaning

The annual record of land revenue settlement of a village, listing holdings, holders and the revenue due.

Literally: fixing of the total

Related words
PERSIAN

Bandobast

Arrangement or settlement, especially of land revenue.

ARABIC

Jama

Addition or a sum; the total when amounts are gathered together.

SANSKRIT

Patwari

The village accountant who maintained the land records, registers of holdings and revenue accounts of a village.

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