Lexicographical Neighbors of Omlah
Literary usage of Omlah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1877)
"But in the hearing of the appeal the power of the omlah is even greater. As no
new witnesses are examined, and the entire proceeding consists in the reading ..."
2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1859)
"... the omlah ruled the magistrate, and the Sahib paid the omlah; the officials
were one and all unapproachable, except through the ..."
3. Tent Life in Tigerland: With which is Incorporated Sport and Work on the by James Inglis (1892)
"These are pounced on by your servants and omlah, the omlah being the head man in
the office. It is a fine time for them. Wooden shoes, umbrellas, brass pots ..."
4. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke (1903)
"I was at this place mot by the omlah or officers belonging to the establishment,
... young, inexperienced, and altogether in the hands of the omlah. ..."
5. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke (1903)
"I was at this place met by the omlah or officers belonging to the establishment,
who hailed my arrival in a variety of boats dressed out for the occasion. ..."
6. The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature by James Silk Buckingham (1824)
"In these cases an omlah's opinion will sway him ; nay, there are judges who take
their decisions frequently from the omlah's mouth. ..."
7. Brahmins and Pariahs: An Appeal by the Indigo Manufacturers of Bengal to the (1861)
"Just as every native, and even every Civil servant, has for many years been
complaining that the Company's judge is surrounded by an "omlah," or set of ..."
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