Word Meaning
ख़ंजर-आज़मा
khanjar-aazma
hiadjective
Meaning
One who tests or wields a dagger; a lethal beloved or slayer.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound formed from 'khanjar' (dagger) and 'aazma' (one who tests). In classical Urdu poetry, it metaphorically refers to the beloved whose cruelty and lethal grace the lover eagerly courts. In this couplet, it conveys the poet's bitter irony that even the beloved refuses to test a blade upon them, denying them an honorable death.
Etymology
Persian compound: Arabic 'khanjar' (dagger) + Persian 'aazma' (stem of aazmudan, 'to test/try').
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal to romanticize the fatal stroke of the beloved as an act of grace craved by the devoted lover.
Examples
The wielder of the dagger paused before striking.
My neck was ready, but the slayer never tested the blade.
Synonyms
तेग़-ज़नक़ातिलसय्यादसितमगर
Related Words
ख़ंजरआज़माइशक़त्लबिस्मिल