Word Meaning
जोश
josh
hinoun
Meaning
Passion, fervor, surging exuberance, boiling over, or profusion.
Detailed Meaning
Literally denotes boiling, bubbling, or surging ebullition, and metaphorically implies passionate fervor or overflowing abundance. In this couplet, it appears in the compound 'josh-e-gul', signifying the immense profusion and dense bloom of flowers in spring. This botanical exuberance is so thick that flying garden birds entangle their feet in the blossoming branches.
Etymology
Persian 'josh' (surge, boiling), from the verb 'jūshīdan' (to boil, foam).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it commonly depicts the surging agony of love, the delirium of madness, tears overflowing, or the overflowing riot of colors in spring.
Examples
josh-e-junoon mein hosh kho dena
josh-e-bahaar mein khile phool
Synonyms
उबालउमंगख़रोशवफ़ूर
Related Words
जोशीलाजोश-ओ-ख़रोशजोशिश