Word Meaning
ख़ूँ-फ़िशाँ
khoon-fishaan
hiadjective
Meaning
Shedding, scattering, or weeping blood; blood-raining.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective meaning that which sheds, sprays, or scatters blood. In classical Urdu ghazal, it typically modifies weeping eyes or eyelashes soaked in blood from intense grief and longing. In this couplet, it describes eyelashes weeping tears of blood, whose crimson hue is metaphorically likened to henna.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'khūn' (blood) and 'fishān' (stem of fishāndan, meaning to scatter or sprinkle).
Usage
A poetic trope commonly paired with 'chashm' (eye) or 'mizha' (eyelash) to hyperholically convey extreme anguish.
Examples
chashm-e-khoon-fishaan
mizha-e-khoon-fishaan
Synonyms
ख़ूँ-बारख़ूँ-चकाँलहू-रंग
Related Words
ख़ूँ-रेज़अश्क-फ़िशाँख़ूँ-आलूदा