Word Meaning
जानियाँ
jāniyāñ
Meaning
Considered, deemed, or regarded (archaic feminine plural past tense).
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu grammar, 'jāniyāñ' is the archaic feminine plural past-tense form of the verb 'jānnā' (to know, deem, or consider). In this couplet by Mir Taqi Mir, it refers to the beloved regarding the lover's soul-draining afflictions (jāñ-kāhiyāñ) as trivial or easily endured. This reflects the older syntactic convention where transitive verbs in the past tense inflected to match the gender and number of plural feminine objects.
Etymology
From Sanskrit root 'ज्ञा' (jñā) via Prakrit 'जाणइ' (jāṇaï), evolving into Hindi/Urdu 'जानना'.
Usage
A characteristic feature of eighteenth-century Urdu poetry (e.g., Mir, Sauda) where verbs grammatically agreed in number with feminine plural objects.
Examples
She deemed our griefs to be so easy.
Such sorrows were known to none before.