Urdu Dictionary

افسون afsūn

P افسون afsūn, s.m. Incantation, charm, spell, verses used in spells or enchantments, fascination, sorcery, witchcraft:—afsūn ćalnā (-par), A charm to work or take effect (upon):—afsūn karnā (-par), To practise charms or incantations (on), work spells (on), to enchant, to exorcise, to conjure: (afsūn is combined, in the same sense, with paṛhnā, phūṅknā, ćalānā and mārnā):—afsūn-gar, afsun-sāz, s.m. One who uses spells, enchanter, sorcerer, wizard, magician:—afsūn-garī, afsūn-sāzī, s.f. Enchantment, using of spells; bewitching, fascination; sorcery, &c. (=afsūn).

افشان afshān

P افشان afshān [part. act. of afshāndan; af = Zend aiwi = S. abhi+caus. of rt. Zend shu = S.च्यु], part. adj. Scattering, strewing, dispersing, shedding, pouring out (used in compn., e.g. gul-afshān, Strewing roses; zar-afshān kāg̠aẕ, Paper sprinkled with gold);—s.f. (=zar afshān), Strips of gold and silver leaf or tinsel, or threads of muqqaish (q.v.) chipped very fine, pasted as ornaments on the forehead or the cheeks of women, or on books, letters, &c.