Urdu Dictionary

ملاحي mallāḥī fr. mallāḥ

P ملاحي mallāḥī (fr. mallāḥ), s.f. The profession of a sailor; the business of a boatman;—seamanship, navigation;—fare paid for crossing a river, &c., boat-fare, passage-money:—mallāḥī, or mallāḥī gālī, s.f. Boatmen's abuse; abusing (a person) without naming (him):—mallāḥī hāth, s.m. (Swimming) hand over hand, boatman-fashion (or as a dog swims).