Word Meaning
क़र्या
qarya
hinoun
Meaning
A village, hamlet, settlement, or small town.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian poetic traditions, 'qarya' denotes a village, hamlet, or human settlement. In this couplet, it refers to the developed and flourishing towns and settlements of the West (Afrang), which are compared in their visible splendor to an unseen paradise.
Etymology
Arabic origin, from 'qaryah' (قرية), meaning a village, hamlet, or town.
Usage
Commonly used in classical ghazal and nazm to depict human settlements, contrasting either with wilderness (dasht/sahra) or representing ruined, desolated habitations.
Examples
Every ruined village bore the marks of past sorrow.
No light flickered in the desolate hamlet.
Synonyms
गाँवबस्तीदेहात
Related Words
क़स्बाआबादीसहरादीह