Word Meaning
अज़्मत
azmat
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
Greatness, majesty, grandeur, or exalted glory.
Detailed Meaning
In classical literature, 'azmat refers to exalted dignity, magnificence, and grandeur. In this couplet, it evokes the lost majesty and imperial glory of historic Delhi, compared directly to Rome. It signifies a profound reverence for the civilizational splendor that once defined the city.
Etymology
Arabic (عظمة), from the triconsonantal root ‘-ẓ-m (ع-ظ-م), relating to being enormous, mighty, or grand.
Usage
Frequently employed in Urdu poetry to depict divine majesty, moral dignity, or the melancholic remembrance of past imperial grandeur.
Examples
The grandeur of the past remains only in ruins.
None could diminish the greatness of true love.
Synonyms
बुज़ुर्गीजलालप्रतिष्ठामहानता
Related Words
अज़ीमताज़ीममुअज़्ज़म