Word Meaning

ख़ूब

khoob

hiadverb

Meaning

Thoroughly, well, fully, abundantly, or very much.

Detailed Meaning

In classical poetry, this word generally signifies excellence or beauty, but often functions adverbially to mean thoroughly, intensely, or to one's heart's content. In this couplet, it modifies the emptying of the heart, conveying an act done completely and without reservation. It emphasizes the total exhaustion or cathartic venting of inner grief.

Etymology

Persian (خوب / khūb), signifying good, beautiful, or well.

Usage

In the ghazal tradition, it serves both as an adjective of praise and as an intensifying adverb expressing extreme degree or thorough action.

Examples

wept to one's heart's content

fulfilled well the custom of fidelity

Synonyms

पूरी तरहअच्छी तरहजी भर केबहुत

Related Words

ख़ूबीख़ूबसूरतख़ूब-रू
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