Word Meaning
अबरू-निगह
abru-nigah
hinoun compound
Meaning
Eyebrow and glance; the arched brow and flirtatious or fatal look.
Detailed Meaning
A poetic compound joining 'abru' (eyebrow) and 'nigah' (glance), evoking the beloved's alluring and lethal facial gestures. In Mir's couplet, alongside 'mizha' (eyelash), it forms the triad of visual weapons that smite the lover's heart. The lover confesses to being slain simply by submitting to this piercing gaze and arched brow.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'abrū' (eyebrow) and 'nigāh' (sight, glance, look).
Usage
Regularly employed in classical ghazal poetry to describe the composite weaponry of the beloved's eyes that captivates and destroys the lover.
Examples
Wounded afresh by her subtle abru-nigah
No defense remained before that fierce abru-nigah
Synonyms
चश्म-ओ-अबरूनिगाह-ए-क़ातिलतीर-ए-निगाह
Related Words
मिज़ाअबरूनिगहक़ुश्ता