Word Meaning
आदीना
ādīna
hinoun
Meaning
Friday; the traditional weekly holiday in traditional schools.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu, 'ādīna' denotes Friday, the customary weekly day of recess in traditional schools (dabistān). In this couplet, 'khūn-e-ādīna' metaphorically suggests the destruction or sacrifice of that cherished day of rest. It emphasizes that the lover's academy of grief knows no holiday from suffering.
Etymology
Persian آدینه (ādīna), signifying Friday.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is traditionally juxtaposed with maktab imagery to signify the long-awaited weekly release from discipline and labor.
Examples
The wait for adina sustained the weary scholar.
Even on adina, the gates of sorrow remained wide open.
Synonyms
जुमाशुक्रवारयौम-ए-जुमा
Related Words
दबिस्ताँमकतबतातील