Word Meaning

जादाद

jādād

hinoun, feminine

Meaning

Property, estate, domain, or realm.

Detailed Meaning

Literally meaning property, real estate, or an endowed holding, the term is used here to denote a sovereign territory or domain. In the couplet, the poet boldly claims all six dimensions of the cosmos as the rightful estate allocated for the wine-drinking of free spirits. What the heedless moralist misinterprets as worldly ruin is actually the glorious expansion of the lovers' kingdom.

Etymology

Persian jā-dād (from 'jā', place + 'dād', given/granted).

Usage

In classical ghazal, it typically serves either in mundane contexts of inheritance and wealth or as an ironic, elevated metaphor for the mystical domain of tavern-goers.

Examples

All six directions are the estate of the intoxicated.

He renounced worldly property for spiritual ecstasy.

Synonyms

जायदादमिल्कियतजागीर

Related Words

ज़मीनमिल्कदौलत
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