Word Meaning
गिर्यां
giryāñ
hiadjective
Meaning
Weeping, crying, or shedding tears.
Detailed Meaning
The term describes one who is weeping profusely or in a state of continuous mourning. In the couplet, it appears in the Persian genitive construction 'chashm-e-giryān' (the weeping eye), metaphorically suggesting that the garden's flowing brook owes its existence to the dove's ceaseless tears. It epitomizes the classical poetic hyperbole where the lover's weeping nourishes nature.
Etymology
Persian, present participle of the verb 'girīstan' (گریستن - to weep).
Usage
In Urdu ghazal, it is most frequently compounded with 'chashm' (eye) to represent the lover's endless flow of tears.
Examples
chashm-e-giryān (weeping eye)
dil-e-giryān (weeping heart)
Synonyms
अश्कबारदीदा-तरनालां
Related Words
गिर्यागिर्या-कुनांगिर्या-ओ-ज़ारी