BY SALMAN RASOL ASHRIF_x000D_
The next day, a video clip of Defense Minister Khawaja Asif came to mind. While speaking in the National Assembly session, he was requesting Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to ban the entry of Vigo Dala in the Parliament Lodges because as soon as the driver sits on the steering wheel of a Vigo Dala, something happens to the driver’s mind and he drives the vehicle in such a bad way that it is scary._x000D_
The meaning of Khawaja Sahib’s words was that the person sitting on the steering wheel of a Vigo Dala begins to consider himself a celestial being. This is not so wrong because in the last few years, there has been a lot of talk about the connection of Vigo Dala with some invisible space creature. Perhaps it is the effect of this connection that even a common man sitting on the driving seat of a Vigo Dala begins to consider himself a space creature._x000D_
If we look at the history of Vigo Dala, it is not very old. This vehicle was introduced in Pakistan twenty or twenty-two years ago and was able to create a special identity for itself due to a specific type of activity. This particular activity has also created a strange fear of it and especially seeing a black Vigo Dalai makes a good man shiver._x000D_
The interesting thing is that Vigo Dalai is neither a car nor a jeep, but it is a type of mini truck or pickup, but the people who buy it are usually wealthy people who probably feel insulted in calling such an expensive vehicle a truck or pickup, so I don’t know where they have come up with the unique word like Dalai, which is a double-meaning word. Perhaps that is why “Hai Muktafi” is added at the end instead of “Alif” to make it Dalai, but writing “Dala” as “Dala” is not correct according to linguistic rules. It is better to call it a mini truck or pickup._x000D_
Khawaja Asif Sahib complained about the Vigo Dalay in the Parliament Lodges, but his attention did not go to the Vigo Dalay of the motorcycles that spread terror on the streets and roads, otherwise he would have expressed even stronger feelings about the motorcycle called One to Five. This motorcycle is also used by people of almost the same mentality as the people who like Vigo Dalay._x000D_
When the spelling of Dalay was mentioned, our attention also went to the beautiful place in Switzerland, the most beautiful country in Europe, where negotiations were held between the United States and Iran under the host of Pakistan. The name of this city has also come up with various spellings in the past two days. First it was written as Bergenstock, then it became Bergenstock, then Urdu scholars changed it to Bergenstock and then some researchers changed it to Bergenstock._x000D_
After so many names came to light, we also felt the need to see what the correct word was because the Iran-US agreement hosted by Pakistan is a great historical development and in the coming time this name will become a part of history and curriculum books and we will have to use this name again and again. Wherever the Islamabad Agreement is mentioned, the name of this city will also come up. So we tried to find out its phonetic pronunciation through Google and it turned out that none of the names mentioned above are correct._x000D_
Since Bergenstock is a city of Switzerland, its original pronunciation will be considered the same as that spoken in Switzerland and that pronunciation is “Bierkinshtack” but since this word has reached us through the English language, we will prefer its English pronunciation and that is “Birkenstock”. In this word, the English letter “G” has been used as the “K” of Urdu. Since Bergenstock is a singular word, not two separate words, there is no need to add an “alif” before the “s”. This word should be spelled “birkenstock” and not “birkenstock”._x000D_
Speaking of words, let’s talk about another word that is trying hard to be included in our daily speech these days, and that word is “khawarij”. This word is the “most modern” form of Khawarij and came into existence after the terrorists were declared Fitnat-ul-Khawarij by the God-given state of Pakistan about two years ago. Historically, Khawarij are called rebels and this word is the plural of Khawarij, which is derived from the noun Kharej._x000D_
If someone understands the above-mentioned details, he will never need to invent new words like Khawarij. But since it is not customary to pay attention to old details and the practice of changing instruments according to the new melody is common, people have assumed Khawarij as the singular and made its plural Khawarij. It would have been fine if the matter had remained here, but some more educated people, considering Khawarij as the plural, made its singular Khawarji and also started using “Khawarjis” as the plural. Some, considering their Dekha Dekha Khawarij as the singular, made its plural Khawarij._x000D_
Now if someone is told that Khawarij is singular and its plural is Khawarij and in some places in Urdu, Khawarij can also be used as the plural. Apart from these, all the other words are wrong, whether it is Khawarijin, Khawarijin, Khawarijin or Khawarji, then the person in front of you will prove all these words correct with the help of Chat GPT and AI. Now tell me, what should a man do in such a situation?
