Arabo-Persian Elements in the Anthology Kitāb-i Nauras in the Dakkhinī Urdū Language

ダキニー　ウルドゥーゴ　ノ　カシ　シュウセイ　Kitāb-i　Nauras　ノ　ゲンゴ　ニ　オケル　アラブ　ペルシアテキ　トクチョウ

キタダ, マコト

Kitada, Makoto

トウキョウ　ダイガク　ダイガクイン　ジンブン　シャカイケイ　ケンキュウカ　ブンガクブ　ゲンゴガク　ケンキュウシツ

ムスリム

歌謡

遊郭

後宮

細密画

New Indo-Aryan

vocal music

Muslims

courtesan

harem

miniature

This short paper tries to characterize Arabo-Persian elements in the anthology of songs, Kitāb-i Nauras ("The Book of Nine Flavors") written in the Dakkhinī Urdū language. This book is attributed to Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580-1627 CE), Sultan of Bijapur. In spite of the fact that this anthology is written in Arabic script, the songs actually shows a considerably small amount of Arabo-Persian vocabulary items, and rather resemble Hindu lyrics in Braj Bhāṣā in both contents and language. Even though the Sultan is supposed to be a protector of Islam, no qualms are apparently felt about praising Hindu deities in these songs. Grammatical analysis suggests that the songs are divided into two different dialects, which seem to reflect different sociological or geographical origins. Through these analyses, I would like to point out that this anthology is based on a strong pan-South-Asian cultural substratum.