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Sanskrit · noun · Everyday Life

Nalki

नरी
also written: Nari
Meaning

A weaver's quill or pirn (nari) that holds weft thread in the shuttle.

See it in the verse

Nalki in Iqbal’s couplets

Amal se zindagi banti hai jannat bhi jahannum bhi
Ye khaki apni fitrat mein na noori hai na naari hai
By our deeds we make life a heaven or a hell. This creature of dust is, by nature, neither angel of light nor demon of fire.
Action · Courage
Related words
SANSKRIT

Dhirki

A weaver's shuttle that carries the weft across the warp.

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