Word Meaning
ज़-अंदाज़
zi-andaz
Meaning
From the manner or style; on account of the gesture.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian prepositional phrase formed by contracting 'az' (from/by) into 'zi', combined with 'andāz' (manner, style, measure). In the couplet, it indicates the cause of distress: the speaker's heart burns specifically from the manner of feigned warmth displayed by worldly people. It captures the psychological toll inflicted by superficial, hypocritical gestures of affection.
Etymology
Persian: 'zi' (poetic reduction of 'az', meaning from/of) + 'andāz' (manner, measure, from 'andākhtan', to throw/measure).
Usage
In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, the preposition 'az' is frequently contracted to 'zi' to satisfy poetic meter (vazn).
Examples
zi-andaz-e-guftagu (from the manner of speech)
zi-andaz-e-karam (by way of benevolence)