Word Meaning
कहवें
kahvein
hiverb
Meaning
May say, might compose, or will recite (archaic third-person plural subjunctive).
Detailed Meaning
An archaic subjunctive form of the verb 'kahna' (to say or compose), functioning here as a third-person plural ('they might say/compose'). In this couplet, it denotes the possibility that the poet's contemporaries, Wahshat and Shefta, may now write or recite a funeral elegy (marsiya).
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit 'कथयति' (kathayati) through Prakrit 'कहेइ' (kahei) into early Hindustani/Rekhta.
Usage
A frequent feature of classical Rekhta poetry, archaic verb endings with '-वें' were commonly used to fit classical meters and rhyme schemes.
Examples
May they say a few words in remembrance.
Lest they recite the tale of grief.
Synonyms
कहेंसुनाएँबयान करें
Related Words
कहनाकहिएकहे