Word Meaning
अज़
az
hipreposition
Meaning
From, out of, by, through, or on account of.
Detailed Meaning
A classical Persian preposition indicating origin, source, cause, or instrument, equivalent to 'from' or 'by means of'. In this couplet, 'az laala' means 'from the tulip' or 'because of the tulips', identifying the wild red flowers as the source of the mountain's restless bloom. It is extensively used in high Persianate diction to create tight genitive and causal phrases.
Etymology
Persian (از), derived from Middle Persian 'az' / Old Persian 'hacā' (from, out of).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'az' is prized in Persianized izafat constructions to economically express causation or origin.
Examples
az sar-e-nau (from the beginning, afresh)
az khud rafta (beside oneself, lost in ecstasy)
Synonyms
सेबाइसमिन
Related Words
अज़-बसअज़-ख़ुदअज़-रू-ए