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Mir Munshi

मीर मुंशी
said meer MUN-shee
also written: mir munshi
Meaning

The head secretary of the imperial or provincial chancery, in charge of correspondence and official drafting.

Literally: chief secretary

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.

ARABIC

Insha

Composition; the art of prose writing and essay-craft.

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