Word Meaning
गाह
gaah
hinoun
Meaning
Time, turn, or place; frequently used to denote a specific moment or station.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'gah' signifies time, season, or an appointed place. It commonly appears independently or in the reduplicated form 'gah-gah' meaning 'at times' or 'sometimes'. When attached as a suffix, it denotes a specific venue or station such as 'dargah' or 'sajdagah'.
Etymology
Persian (گاه), from Middle Persian 'gāh' (place, time), tracing to Old Persian 'gātu-' (place, throne).
Usage
Frequently used in ghazals in the reduplicated structure 'gah... gah...' to depict shifting states of love, mood, or fortune.
Examples
Sometimes weeping, and sometimes laughing at one's own plight.
Now bestowing grace, and then turning to cruelty.
Synonyms
वक़्तज़मानामक़ामजगह
Related Words
गाह-गाहदरगाहसजदागाहक़त्लगाह