Word origins

• tankA closed container for liquids or gases.
• PakistanA country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.
• paraA former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
• danishOf or pertaining to Denmark.
• KarachiThe largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.
• swatA SWAT team.
• IslamabadThe capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
• LahoreThe second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
• SecunderabadThe twin city of Hyderabad Telangana, India.
• melaA Hindu religious festival.
• SindhA populated province in southeastern Pakistan, notably the region in which the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation flourished. Capital: Karachi.
• PeshawarA city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
• PervezA male given name.
• punaAn alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
• BalochistanA region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.
• sadaPlain, without spices or stuffing.
• JavedA surname.
• RawalpindiA city in Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district of the same name and the headquarters of the Pakistani military.
• SiddiquiA surname from Urdu.
• FaisalabadA city in Punjab, Pakistan.
• sirdarA high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.
• baltiA large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine
• NawazA male given name from Urdu.
• QuettaA city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan.
• jinnahA surname from Urdu [in turn from Gujarati, in turn originating as a patronymic], chiefly held by members of the Jinnah Family.
• marfaA percussion instrument thought to have originated in Africa
• MuzaffarabadA city, the capital of the autonomous territory of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
• nazimThe chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan.
• GolcondaA source of great wealth, especially a mine.
• lashkarA city in Madhya Pradesh, India.
• qawwaliA style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
• aapaA sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
• SwatiA tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland.
• ShafiA surname from Urdu.
• munshiA clerk or secretary.
• talukA hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district.
• vakilA surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].
• RizwanA male given name from Urdu.
• FarmanA surname.
• chamanKashmiri paneer.
• kharifOf crops: cultivated and harvested during the monsoon season.
• GwadarA port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
• GujranwalaA city in Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.
• JhelumA city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the right bank of that river.
• SukkurA city in Sindh, Pakistan.
• YousafA surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph.
• UsmaniA surname from Urdu.
• naibA deputy.
• AttockA city in Punjab, Pakistan.
• Franoa union council and village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, located in the Chorbat tehsil of Ghanche district
• ShahaniA surname from Urdu.
• sherwaniA knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by men in parts of India and Pakistan.
• BaltistanA very mountainous region just to the south of K2, located between China, India and Pakistan; most of the region is de-facto governed by Pakistan as Gilgit–Baltistan.
• LarkanaA city in Sind, Pakistan, also known as the "city of Holy Alams".
• riyazThe rigorous practice of Hindustani classical music.
• SahiwalAny of a breed of short-horned dairy cattle originating from the Sahiwal district.
• BuchaA city, the administrative centre of Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
• QadianA town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.
• shikariA hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
• mozaA village or revenue estate.
• AafiaA female given name from Urdu.
• AhmadiyatSynonym of Ahmadiyya
• AjrakA form of textile block-printing found primarily in Sindh, Pakistan.
• Bab-e-KhyberA monument situated at the entrance of the Khyber Pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
• bajiSynonym of chiura (“beaten rice”).
• duroodSalawat; The uttering of specific phrases to compliment the prophet Muhammad and his family whenever he is mentioned or encountered in a text.
• Ghazwa-e-HindA prophecy in some hadiths where an Islamic army invades and conquers the Indian subcontinent, as part of the events leading to the eventual apocalypse.
• Gilgit-BaltistanAn administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir region. Capital: Skardu.
• halalaA wedlease (temporary marriage) to a stranger undertaken prior to remarriage to an ex, that is to make the remarriage halal, or the woman halala f to marry.
• HumzaA male given name from Arabic.
• imambaraIn South Asia, a congregation hall for Shiites to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the month of Muharram; a husayniyya.
• IslamiatIslamic religious studies; Islam as a school subject (taught in Pakistani schools).
• ispaghulaPsyllium (Plantago ovata syn. Plantago ispaghula and Plantago afra syn. Plantago psyllium).
• JabeenA surname from Urdu.
• jalsaa rally.
• Jalsa Salanathe Jalsa Salana – an annual convention of the community.
• jemadarA former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
• kametiA ROSCA in Pakistan (an informal rotating pool-in monthly money saving scheme).
• keemaFinely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan.
• khansamahA house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.
• KhushabA city in Punjab, Pakistan.
• kiladarThe governor of a fort or large town in medieval India.
• Kohistana political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
• Kolai-PalasA district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
• maqtaThe last couplet of a ghazal, typically incorporating the poet's pen name in a creative way.
• markhorA large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.
• MinimargA village in Astore district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• murdabadA shout of hatred; "death to".
• MurtazaabadA village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• mushairaA poetic symposium in North India and Pakistan at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
• Muslim BaghA city in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan.
• mussuckan inflated skin-bag for water, variously said to be made from goats, from cows or from dogs, often by bheesties.
• mutsuddyA native accountant in the British Raj.
• Nanga ParbatA mountain in the Himalayas, the ninth highest mountain in the world.
• NarowalA city, the capital of the district of Narowal, Punjab, in northeastern Pakistan.
• Nizam-e-Mustafathe ideal society, ethics, and social norms of the Prophet Muhammad.
• PakpattanA city in Pakpattan district, Punjab, Pakistan.
• patwariAn official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.
• qilaA fort or fortress.
• qurbaniThe sacrifice of a livestock animal during Eid al-Adha.