Transliteration is the substitution of the letters of one alphabet by those of another. The first of its kind, this transliterated Hindi Dictionary lists approximately 75,000 main and subentries. The Dictionary enables even those who are not familiar with the Devanagari script to look up definitions with the help of the transliteration. Searching is facilitated by the arrangement of the swords according to the Roman alphabetical order. Hoping to be functional for all kinds of users, a large number of words have been compiled. The nature of the words listed ranges from current to archaic to accommodate not only the readers of contemporary texts but also the readers of older literature. A wide range of Hindi idioms, sayings and proverbs has been included. Also included are everyday expressions from the various dialects which have found their way into written expression. This dictionary contains around 7000 technical terms. Characteristic mythological names and their related idioms and phrases do find a place in this general dictionary while the more specific meanings of those entries are dealt with in the Mythology Supplement which contains a large array of names built around the main Hindu epics, the Ramayan and the Mahabharat. A collection of Anglo-Indian words can be found in a supplement of the same name. This dictionary also contains a supplement of terms commonly used in publications during the Mogul period. For the user with knowledge of the Devanagari script a word-index in Hindi-Transliterated Hindi has been included. The words in this index will be found in the dictionary under the transliterated words to which they are referred, thus facilitating a two-way use, as a Transliterated Hindi-English Dictionary as well as a Hindi-English dictionary.
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