Word Meaning
ख़ेमे
kheme
hinoun
Meaning
Tent, pavilion, or nomadic encampment (oblique or plural form).
Detailed Meaning
In this couplet, 'kheme' appears in the oblique form referring to the tent or nomadic dwelling of Laila. The poet associates her black-draped tent with mourning, suggesting it wears sorrow for Majnun's enduring grief. Metaphorically, it represents an elusive sanctuary intertwined with tragedy and devotion.
Etymology
Arabic خيمة (khaymah), meaning 'tent' or 'pavilion'.
Usage
Commonly invoked in classical ghazal to conjure the desert setting of the Laila-Majnun tradition or transience of halting places.
Examples
burning of the encampment tents
outside the beloved's tent
Synonyms
तंबूडेराशामियानाकनात
Related Words
ख़ेमा-ज़नक़ाफ़िलासहरापर्दा