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May 28, 2022 · Firangi is a broad synonym for the Hindi videshi (alien) and pardesi (outsider). But these two Hindi words are also a world away, from ‘firangi’, a Mughal-era Persian loan word from the Arabic farenji, meaning ‘Frank’ or Frenchman, but applied broadly to Christians.
2 days ago · firangi (plural firangis or firangi) (British India, South Asia) A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
The firangi (/ f ə ˈ r ɪ ŋ ɡ iː /; derived from the Arabic term (al- faranji) for a Western European [a "Frank"]) [1] was an Indian sword type which used blades manufactured in Western Europe, particularly Solingen, and imported by the Portuguese, or made locally in imitation of European blades.
Firangi: The word came into wide circulation in India during the revolt of 1857 when proclamation in Hindi, Urdu and Persian were put up in the cities calling upon both hindus and Muslims to rise in unity and kill the firangis.
Jan 18, 2015 · Explaining the term firangis, Harris said that it originated from the French word franc , which turned into the Arabic ferenji before reaching its current avatar, which broadly meant anyone who...
Firangi or Ferengi is a word cognate with the words French, frank and Frankish which are related to the word widely used in India for foreigners—feringi, ferangi and various spellings.
Jan 27, 2014 · One of the Dalit leaders of the Quit India movement in Bengal was named Munshi Firangi. And British Raj court records list dacoits from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh named Firangi Rai and Firangi Singh. In its rural underworld usage, the name “Firangi” possesses more than a hint of outlaw glamour.
