Word Meaning
इनाँ-गीर
inaa'n-geer
hinoun
Meaning
One who holds the reins; someone who restrains, hinders, or detains.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'one who grasps the reins', it refers metaphorically to a person who detains someone or holds them back from departing. In the couplet, it poetically explains the beloved's delay by implying that a rival or another person was physically or emotionally restraining the beloved's mount.
Etymology
Arabic ‘inān (reins) + Persian gīr (present stem of giriftan, to seize/hold).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it commonly functions as a metaphor for an obstructionist or rival who prevents the beloved from meeting the poet.
Examples
No one was there to hold the reins of the departed traveler.
A restrainer holding back the steed of passion.
Synonyms
रोकने वालामुज़ाहिमबाज़-दार
Related Words
इनानइनाँ-कशीदाइनाँ-गुसीख़्ता