Word Meaning
खूँ-बार
khooñ-baar
hiadjective
Meaning
Shedding or weeping tears of blood; blood-raining.
Detailed Meaning
A compound adjective meaning weeping tears of blood or raining blood, denoting profound and destructive grief. In the couplet, it describes the weeping eyes of Majnun whose bleeding tears cover the desert like a carpet of red blossoms. It signifies the zenith of tragic romantic devotion and physical anguish.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'khūn' (blood) + 'bār' (shedding/raining, from bāridan).
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, it is conventionally paired with the eyes (dīda or chashm) to represent intense romantic sorrow.
Examples
the agony of a blood-weeping eye
an eye shedding tears of blood through the night
Synonyms
अश्क-बारखूँ-रेज़गिर्या-कुनाँ
Related Words
दीदा-ए-खूँ-बारखूँ-फ़िशाँखूँ-चकाँ