Word Meaning
ज़ीनत
zeenat
hinoun (feminine)
Meaning
Ornament, decoration, adornment, beauty, or embellishment.
Detailed Meaning
Zeenat refers to beauty, adornment, or an embellishing element. In the couplet, the wound of love (daagh-e-ishq) is poignantly described as the ornament decorating the dead lover's shroud. It highlights how suffering in love is worn with pride, functioning as a sacred embellishment even beyond death.
Etymology
Arabic (from the root z-y-n, meaning to adorn, decorate, or beautify).
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it is frequently contrasted with themes of ruin, mourning, or physical wounds to elevate tragic suffering into sublime beauty.
Examples
The wound of the heart is an ornament of love.
Her presence was the adornment of the gathering.
Synonyms
शोभासजावटज़ेबाइशआराइश
Related Words
ज़ेबमुज़य्यनतज़ईन