Excerpt from A Grammar of the Urdu or Hindustani Language In this work I have availed myself of the labours of my predecessors, and I fully re cognize my Obligations; but with their rules I have embodied the results of my own study and observation. In a few instances I have ventured to differ from those who have gone before me, but more has been done II]. The way of addition and classification, and in the drawing of distino tions. Many things have been noticed which hitherto have been passed over unperceived, or as being, perhaps, as Forbes says, plain and self-evident. I have not allowed this last con sideration to weigh with me; what is plain and self-evident to one student may not be so to another; and it is hardly competent for one who knows the language to determine what points are SO clear and manifest that no student will ever require to be told them. It may be im possible to produce a perfect Grammar; but the smallest matters should be included in it, as well as the greatest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.