Word Meaning
जोर
jaur
hinoun
Meaning
Oppression, tyranny, cruelty, or injustice.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetry, 'jaur' signifies cruelty, severe affliction, or unwarranted tyranny. In this couplet, it appears in the construct 'jaur-e-siphar-e-dūn', referring to the relentless persecution inflicted by the base, fickle heavens (fate). It conveys the speaker's humiliation and torment at the hands of adverse destiny.
Etymology
Arabic (جَوْر / jawr), meaning straying from the right way, injustice, or tyranny; adopted into Urdu via Persian.
Usage
It is conventional in the ghazal tradition to lament the 'jaur' of the heavens (destiny) or the callous beloved.
Examples
jaur-e-sayyād (cruelty of the hunter)
jaur-o-jafā सहना (bearing tyranny and oppression)
Synonyms
ज़ुल्मसितमजफ़ाअन्याय
Related Words
सिपहरदूँना-कसीअफ़सोस