निशाना

Borrowed from Classical Persian نشانه (nišāna).

निशाना • (niśānā) m (Urdu spelling نشانہ)

1. aim, target
   • 1973, “कहाँ है वो दीवाना [kahā̃ hai vo dīvānā]”, in Anand Bakshi (lyrics), Laxmikant-Pyarelal (music), Loafer (soundtrack), performed by Asha Bhosle:

     कहाँ है वो दीवाना
     मुझे जिसने बनाया निशाना

     kahā̃ hai vo dīvānā
     mujhe jisne banāyā niśānā

     Where is that crazy man?
     The one who made me his target.

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “निशाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निशाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press