Word Meaning
गर्म-बाज़ार
garm-bāzār
Meaning
A bustling market; a state of high activity, thriving demand, or currency.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denoting a 'hot market', the phrase refers to an active, brisk, or flourishing trade. In classical Urdu poetry, it metaphorically signifies intense activity, high demand, or an overwhelming rush of passion, longing, or tumult. In Ghalib's couplet, it illustrates the beloved's court of coquetry being intensely packed with active criminal proceedings against lovers.
Etymology
Persian compound: 'garm' (hot, brisk) + 'bāzār' (market).
Usage
Commonly used in ghazal poetry as a metaphor to evoke the heightened currency or noisy abundance of emotion, longing, or beauty.
Examples
A brisk market of sighs flourished in the heart.
The street of the beloved turned into a bustling court.