Word Meaning
आधा
ādhā
hiadjective
Meaning
Half; consisting of one equal part; diminished or reduced by half.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu verse, 'ādhā' denotes half or a state of severe reduction and depletion. In this couplet, it highlights the extreme physical wasting (lāġharī) of the lover, whose sorrow-stricken body has withered so much that not even half of its original substance remains.
Etymology
Sanskrit 'अर्ध' (ardha) through Prakrit 'अड्ढ' (aḍḍha).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, fractions such as 'half' are frequently employed in hyperbolic descriptions of the lover's extreme emaciation and fading existence.
Examples
reduced to half from grief and yearning
not even half a breath remained in the frail body
Synonyms
अर्धनिस्फ़आधा-अधूरा
Related Words
लाग़ररंजजिस्म