जुमला-तन

Meaning

Entirely; whole body; from head to toe.

Detailed Meaning

In classical poetry, 'jumla-tan' functions adverbially or adjectivally to mean 'wholly' or 'through the entire physical being', akin to 'sarapa'. In this couplet, it describes the caravan bell whose whole frame is nothing but reverberating sound and commotion. It emphasizes that no part of the subject remains untouched by the restless call of the journey.

Etymology

Compound of Arabic 'jumla' (entirety, whole) and Persian 'tan' (body).

Usage

Used in classical Urdu ghazal to express total embodiment of an emotion or condition across one's entire physical frame.

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