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Urdu translation: Dhondee gaee

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English term or phrase:	sought
Urdu translation:	Dhondee gaee

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12:12 Oct 22, 2004

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English term or phrase: sought

sought in this sentence:
The sanction for this is sought in the Bible and the tenacity with which they heve hankered after return to palastine.

rahat

Dhondee gaee

Explanation:
or Lee gaee

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Aisha Rishi
Pakistan
Local time: 23:03

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5 +4

Dhondee gaee

Aisha Rishi

5 +1

talash kiya gaya or Matloob

Ashar

mAngii gayii

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Dhondee gaee

Explanation:
or Lee gaee

Aisha Rishi
Pakistan
Local time: 23:03
Native speaker of:

Urdu

4 hrs confidence:

mAngii gayii

Explanation:
Sought is the past tense of the verb "to seek" and here it seems to have been used in the sense of solicited or requested. Therefore, I think it might be proper to replace it by the alternative suggested by me.

Iske liye manzoorii.........mein MAANGII GAYII hai.

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India
Local time: 23:33
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