Word Meaning
आदत
aadat
hinoun
Meaning
Habit, custom, settled practice, or temperament.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'aadat' denotes an ingrained habit, custom, or established disposition. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's persistent attitude of indifference and disdain, which has become so natural and perpetual that the lover must resign themselves to enduring it.
Etymology
Arabic '‘ādat' (عادة), from the root '‘-w-d' (ع-و-د) meaning to return, recur, or become accustomed.
Usage
Commonly paired or contrasted with words like 'khoo' in ghazals to underscore the beloved's unyielding cruelty or the lover's acquired habit of suffering.
Examples
Aadat se majboor hona
Teri be-rukhi aadat ban gayi
Synonyms
ख़ूख़सलतमिज़ाजतबीअत
Related Words
आदीइयादत