Word Meaning
आज़माया
aazmaaya
hiverb
Meaning
Tested, tried, examined, or put to the test.
Detailed Meaning
Means to have tested, tried, or evaluated through experience. In this couplet, it conveys the poet repeatedly testing his ill-fated destiny (bakht-e-nigoon) a hundred times, only to suffer continuous disappointment.
Etymology
Derived from the Persian verb آزمودن (azmudan, 'to test, try') via the Urdu stem آزما (azma).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, testing one's fate or the beloved's promises is a recurrent motif of despair and longing.
Examples
Tested fate time and again
A tried and tested method
Synonyms
परखाजाँचाइम्तिहान लिया
Related Words
आज़मानाआज़माइशइम्तिहान