Word Meaning
जाँ-सिताँ
Jaan-sitaan
hiadjective
Meaning
Soul-snatching, life-taking, fatal, or deadly.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian compound adjective signifying that which snatches or destroys life. In classical Urdu ghazal, it characterizes the fatal allure of the beloved, such as a devastating glance, sword, or coquetry. In this couplet, it describes the beloved's coquettish glance as a dagger that takes the lover's life.
Etymology
Persian compound of 'jān' (life, soul) and 'sitān' (present stem of 'sitāndan', meaning to seize or take).
Usage
In classical ghazal, it is a favored epithet for weapons, separation, or the beloved's fatal glances.
Examples
that soul-snatching glance
a lethal dagger of charm
Synonyms
जाँ-लेवाक़ातिलहलाक-कुनप्राणघातक
Related Words
जाँ-बख़्शग़म्ज़ादश्नानावक