10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPROPITIOUS»
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The Samburu: A Study of Gerontocracy in a Nomadic Tribe
To them any violent death was unpropitious, but that of a moran inside a
settlement was doubly unpropitious, for moran should only die in the bush. A few
days later, I was told that this particular moran had played a most unpropitious
part in the ...
2
A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
OTtS, a (from m, priv. and *&, to be good), unbecoming, unpropitious, bad, evil ; *.
misfortune, evil, calamity. SWo^t?*, a. (from <sr*s, mlsf triune, and ^t?5, doing.,
bringing misfortune or evil. «r*35Flft, a (from si«3, misfortune, and *tf?*jdoing) ...
[Set out] at the turn of the day. Third day of the moon. Unpropitious. Fourth day of
the moon. The whole day [is propitious]. Fol. 226.1. [ Fifth day of the moon.
Unpropitious. [Sixth and seventh days omitted] Eighth day of the moon.
Unpropitious.
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
(from*, priv and *{%, purity), a want of purity ; a. destitute of purity, impure. s5r*3, a
(from sr, priu. and 33, to be good), unbecoming, unpropitious, bad, evil ; t.
misfortune, evil, calamity. SC*Ss»t?3J, a. (from 3TS3, mitftrlune, and <*t?r-»,
doing.., ...
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A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, in which the words ...
Tam-7:, s. (from 3%, impure), impurity, uncleanness, inaccuracy, incorrectuess.
mrgfi, s. (from E', priv. and 5E, purity), a want of purity; a. destitute of purity, impure
. 31133, a. (from $1, priv. and '35, to be good), unbecoming, unpropitious, bad, ...
William CAREY (Baptist Missionary.), 1815
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Islam and Ethnicity in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia
It is not high enough to exclude chance as its cause, 2. the unpropitious months
in the two cases correspond to different grids of classification, i.e. they are
unpropitious for different reasons. The months 4, 5 and 6 have the same name in
the ...
Günther Schlee, Abdullahi A. Shongolo, 2012
7
Time, Space and the Unknown: Maasai Configurations of Power ...
Thus 139 and 193 are thought by some to be unpropitious oracular numbers (like
133) because 9 3 6. The principal argument,however,is that '9' is a male preserve
(rather as '1'is a Loonkidongi pre- serve),and it is dangerous for any other ...
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Encyclopaedia Americana. A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
On the left were the propitious, on the right the unpropitious omens. 2. The cries
and the flight of birds. Predictions founded on the observation of birds were
properly called auspices, and were very common even among the Greeks, who
took ...
On the left were the propitious, on the right the unpropitious omens. 2. The cries
and the flight of birds. Predictions founded on the observation of birds were
properly called auspices, and were very common even among the Greeks, who
took ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1857
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Encyclopædia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
On the left were the propitious, on the right the unpropitious omens. 2. The cries
and the flight of birds. Predictions founded on the observation of birds were
properly called auspices, and were very common even among the Greeks, who
took ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1840
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPROPITIOUS»
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The quest for extraterrestrial life
Space probes have explored the main bodies of our solar system, revealing varied and distinctive worlds - but worlds unpropitious for life. There may once have ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
When Burnley played the Rangers in the 1920s
The weather was most unpropitious and the attendance in consequence did not exceed 6,000. Burnley were not much in evidence as an attacking force and it ... «Clarets MAD, Jul 15»
Let's listen out for alien life – and remember we might not understand it
Space probes have explored the main bodies of our solar system, revealing varied and distinctive worlds – but worlds unpropitious for life. There may once have ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Those awful reverse mortgages – or maybe not
Might even be used as an option when the value of a retirement portfolio is down in lieu of drawing down the principal of that portfolio at unpropitious times, or ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
Vasek Pospisil's impressive staying power will serve as a warning
... defeat no matter how unpropitious the circumstances, as he demonstrated not once but twice yesterday. To Pospisil a two-set deficit is not even a flesh wound. «The Times, Jul 15»
Obama Wants to Freeze CyberCriminals' Assets, Before They've …
Here's the White House press release (on April 1, an unpropitious time for something that should strike anyone who believes in the integrity of the American ... «Reason, Apr 15»
FEP Egypt acquires majority share in White House Securities
He added that the group opened its offices in Egypt three years ago, despite what the country was going through in unpropitious circumstances. However, it still ... «Daily News Egypt, Mar 15»
Couples to wait for a year to get auspicious date for marriage
According to astrologers, Jupiter will be in an 'unpropitious' phase in that period, thus yielding 'kamurta' (unfavourable time) during which happy events such as ... «indiatvnews.com, Mar 15»
Obama's visit to India: Why the best of Indo-American relation is yet …
Their willingness to make an exception on January 26 is all the more significant in these unpropitious times when the ever-present threat of terrorism has been ... «Oneindia, Jan 15»
Mahira Khan to Suraj Pancholi: 10 New Faces to Watch Out For in …
Suraj came to public attention in the most unpropitious manner after he was arrested and briefly jailed for abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan. The aspiring ... «NDTV, Dec 14»
