Word Meaning
ज़ो'फ़
zo'f
hinoun
Meaning
Extreme weakness, frailty, or bodily debility.
Detailed Meaning
Zo'f signifies profound physical feebleness or debility, often brought on by illness, old age, or the agony of unrequited love. In this couplet, it conveys the poet's hyperbole of utter physical helplessness, where even the trivial effort of opening one's eyes requires immense time and exertion.
Etymology
Arabic root ḍ-ʿ-f (ض ع ف), meaning to be weak, feeble, or double/multiple.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, zo'f is conventionally invoked as a poetic hyperbole to measure the devastating physical toll of longing, grief, and weeping.
Examples
Such was the debility that rising from bed became impossible.
The lover's frailty made even a soft sigh too heavy to bear.
Synonyms
कमज़ोरीना-तवानीलाग़रीदुर्बलता
Related Words
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