ख़मीदन-हा

Meaning

Bendings, curvatures, flexings, or multiple acts of stooping and curving.

Detailed Meaning

Formed from the Persian infinitive 'khamidan' (to bend or curve) with the plural marker '-ha', this noun denotes multiple curves, arches, or acts of bending. In this couplet, it describes the physical, curved bends of the harp (chang), illustrating that its silent, bowed posture is fundamentally laden with dormant music. Metaphorically, it conveys how visible restraint or concealment still pulses with hidden desire.

Etymology

Persian: from the infinitive 'khamīdan' (to bend, droop) + plural suffix '-hā'.

Usage

A highly Persianized literary plural favored in classical ghazal to denote physical contours of instruments or the bowed posture of humility.

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