Word Meaning
औज-बिन-उनुक़
auj-bin-unuq
hiproper noun
Meaning
A mythical giant, proverbially symbolizing something interminably long or endlessly dragged out.
Detailed Meaning
In Semitic and Islamic legend, Uj (or Auj) ibn Unuq is an enormous giant whose colossal height became proverbial. In Urdu idiom and poetry, 'the leg of Auj-bin-Unuq' denotes something excessively prolonged or endless. In the couplet, it satirizes endless, drawn-out speechifying that never translates into practical action.
Etymology
Arabic proper name (عوج بن عنق / Og son of Anak), absorbed into Persian and Urdu lore.
Usage
Used primarily in proverbial or satirical Urdu poetry to humorously exaggerate extreme length, delay, or prolixity.
Examples
The speech stretched on like the leg of Auj-bin-Unuq.
A journey as endless as the giant's limb.
Synonyms
दैत्यअसुरविशालकाय
Related Words
तवालतक़ामतदेवटाँग