आबी

Meaning

Aquatic, of water, or living in water.

Detailed Meaning

Derived from Persian 'āb' (water), 'ābī' describes something pertaining to water or dwelling in it, such as aquatic creatures. In this couplet, it forms the compound 'mardum-e-ābī' (aquatic beings or water-dwellers), playing on 'mardum-e-dīda' (the pupil of the eye) to personify the weeping pupils as creatures that live permanently submerged in tears.

Etymology

Persian: 'āb' (water) + relational suffix '-ī'.

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'ābī' frequently appears in aquatic metaphors and wordplay with tears, pearls, or pupils of the weeping eye.

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