Word Meaning
ख़ेमा
khemā
hinoun, masculine
Meaning
A tent, pavilion, or temporary encampment.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian verse, 'khema' literally denotes a tent, camp, or pavilion. Metaphorically, as in 'khema-e-gul' (the tent of the flower), it portrays the bloom and spreading petals of a blossom as a delicate, transient pavilion pitched in the garden. It frequently underscores themes of nomadism, mortal transience, and the short-lived splendor of spring.
Etymology
From Arabic خيمة (khaymah), meaning tent; absorbed through Persian into Urdu.
Usage
Often paired in ghazals with images of the wilderness (sehra), caravans, or flowers to signify brief encampment and mortality.
Examples
The flower's tent was scattered by the morning breeze.
The caravan pitched its tent in the wilderness.
Synonyms
तंबूडेराशामियाना
Related Words
ख़ेमा-गाहख़ेमा-ज़नख़ेमा-ए-गुल