Word Meaning
इल्तियाम
iltiyaam
hinoun
Meaning
The healing, closing, or knitting together of a wound; cicatrization.
Detailed Meaning
'Iltiyaam' refers to the cicatrization, healing, or knitting together of a wound. In this couplet, it describes the internal recovery of the torn heart or liver ('chaak-e-jigar'). The poet chides the moral adviser for merely mending outer robes while the deep spiritual wound remains raw.
Etymology
Arabic (ilti'ām), verbal noun of form VIII from the root l-'-m (to mend, bring together, heal).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, 'iltiyaam' is conventionally juxtaposed with 'chaak' (tear) or 'zaḳhm' (wound) to contrast affliction with the impossibility of spiritual healing.
Examples
seeking healing for the lacerated heart
when the deep wound found no healing
Synonyms
इंदिमालशिफ़ासुधार
Related Words
चाकज़ख़्ममरहमजिगर