Word Meaning
ग़म-कश
gham-kash
hinoun
Meaning
One who endures sorrow; a grief-bearer or sufferer of affliction.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'gham-kash' describes an individual who perpetually bears or absorbs profound grief, typically the melancholic lover. In Mir's couplet, the term functions as a self-referential epithet for the poet himself, highlighting his role as the quintessential sufferer whose agonizing laments ascend directly to the heavens.
Etymology
Compound of Arabic 'gham' (sorrow, grief) and Persian 'kash' (stem of kashīdan, meaning to pull, bear, or endure).
Usage
Frequently deployed in ghazals to evoke the archetype of the tragic lover whose whole existence is defined by bearing affliction.
Examples
a lone sorrow-bearer weeping in the night
the agony known only to a grief-bearer
Synonyms
ग़म-ज़दारंज-कशदर्द-मंदमुसीबत-ज़दा
Related Words
ग़मकशमकशग़म-गुसारग़म-दीदा