Word Meaning
आबादी
aabaadii
hinoun
Meaning
Habitation, a flourishing settlement, prosperity, or populated state.
Detailed Meaning
In classical verse, it signifies human settlement, cultivation, or flourishing life. In this couplet, it is paired antithetically with 'veerani' (ruin/desolation) to reflect that whether the gaze creates life or barrenness, longing always reduces existence to an empty desert. It represents both physical urbanization and the internal vitality of the heart.
Etymology
Persian: from 'ābād' (inhabited, cultivated, flourishing) + noun-forming suffix '-ī'.
Usage
Commonly contrasted with 'veerani' (wilderness/ruin) in ghazals to express the alternating or illusory states of existence and love.
Examples
delusion of habitation in the wastes
whether flourish or desolation
Synonyms
मामूरारौनक़बसावटबस्ती
Related Words
आबादवीरानीबस्तीसहरा