Word Meaning
अश्क-बारी
ashk-baari
hinoun
Meaning
Shedding of tears; weeping profusely or crying.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound denoting the continuous or heavy shedding of tears, like rain. In this couplet, Ghalib links the intense blood-red bloom of the spring rose to the incitement of his own bitter weeping. It portrays intense grief mirroring or triggered by spring's vivid blossoms.
Etymology
Persian: compound of 'ashk' (tears) + stem of 'bāridan' (to rain, shower) + abstract noun suffix '-ī'.
Usage
Frequently employed in Urdu ghazals to evoke the image of tears falling copiously like pouring rain, often in the context of seasonal spring or parting.
Examples
ashk-baari-e-chashm (constant weeping of the eyes)
shab-e-hijr ki ashk-baari (the weeping of the night of separation)
Synonyms
आँसू बहानागिरिया-ओ-ज़ारीरुलाई
Related Words
अश्कअश्क-बारदीदा-ए-तरआब-दीदा