Word Meaning
चश्म-सियाहों
chashm-siyāhoñ
hinoun (plural, oblique)
Meaning
Those with dark or black eyes; dark-eyed beloveds.
Detailed Meaning
A poetic plural referring to beloveds possessing deep black or alluring dark eyes. In this couplet, it highlights how the fatal, hypnotic glances of these dark-eyed beauties have brought ruin or death to countless lovers. It functions as an epithet for the captivating beloveds of classical verse.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'chashm' (eye) and 'siyāh' (black), combined with the Hindustani plural oblique suffix '-oñ'.
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, dark eyes are celebrated as intoxicating and lethal weapons of beauty that overwhelm the helpless lover.
Examples
The spell cast by the dark-eyed ones brings ruin.
None could escape the glance of the dark-eyed ones.
Synonyms
सियह-चश्मोंआहू-चश्मोंकजरारों
Related Words
चश्मसियाहचश्म-ए-बदचश्म-ए-सियह