Word Meaning
इस्तिहज़ा
istihza
hinoun
Meaning
Mockery, derision, ridicule, or scoffing.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'istihza' denotes mocking derision or contemptuous ridicule. In this verse, human striving for pleasure in an ephemeral world is portrayed as a laughable folly worthy of scorn. Like morning dew that quickly evaporates, earthly laughter and joy are fleeting and inherently absurd.
Etymology
Arabic (اِسْتِهْزَاء, istihzā'), verbal noun of form X from the root h-z-ʾ (ه-ز-ء), meaning to mock or scoff.
Usage
In the ghazal, it is frequently employed in philosophical and fatalistic contexts to express the bitter absurdity of worldly desires against inescapable mortality.
Examples
Life's grand pretensions became merely an object of derision.
He met the harsh turns of fate with bitter mockery.
Synonyms
तमसख़ुरउपहासठट्ठामज़ाक़
Related Words
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