Word Meaning
उर्यानी
uryani
hinoun
Meaning
Nakedness, bareness, state of being unclothed or exposed.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'uryani' refers to physical nakedness as well as ascetic detachment, vulnerability, or being stripped of worldly veneers. In Ghalib's couplet, it describes how total unclothedness paradoxically clings to the body like a tight garment in the self-conscious presence of the beloved.
Etymology
Arabic (from 'uryān, meaning bare or naked), adapted into Persian and Urdu with the abstract noun suffix '-i'.
Usage
Commonly invoked in ghazals to signify the ecstasy of madness (junun), poverty of the lover, or total surrender before the beloved.
Examples
In the madness of love, nakedness became his only garment.
The desert bore witness to the lover's utter nakedness.
Synonyms
बरहनगीनग्नताबे-लिबासी
Related Words
उर्यांबरहनापर्दा