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Mir-munshi

मीर-मुंशी
Meaning

The head secretary or chief scribe of a court or office.

See it in the verse

Mir-munshi in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration
Related words
ARABIC

Munshi

A clerk, scribe, or accountant.

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