Word Meaning
ज़बूनी
zabooni
hinoun, feminine
Meaning
Wretchedness, helplessness, misery, or ruined condition.
Detailed Meaning
Denotes an abject state of weakness, wretchedness, or degradation. In this verse, it underlines the lover's fragile and ruined condition, in spite of which their heart endures as the target for the beloved's arrows.
Etymology
Persian, derived from 'zabūn' (weak, wretched, base) with the abstract noun suffix '-ī'.
Usage
In classical ghazal poetry, it is used to depict the lover's extreme helplessness, vulnerability, and degradation in the face of suffering.
Examples
grieving over the wretchedness of fate
the helplessness of one's condition
Synonyms
लाचारीबेबसीख़स्ताहालीकमज़ोरी
Related Words
ज़बूनबद-हालीशिकस्तगी