Word Meaning
ज़ी-हयात
zī-hayāt
hinoun
Meaning
A living being; animate creature; possessor of life.
Detailed Meaning
Literally meaning 'possessor of life', 'zī-hayāt' denotes any living entity, organism, or animate creature. In the couplet, it refers to all living beings whose existence originates from the primal source or cause of life. Classical Urdu verse uses this compound in philosophical and metaphysical reflections on creation and existence.
Etymology
Arabic compound: 'dhū' (possessor of, adapted in Urdu as 'zī') + 'ḥayāt' (life).
Usage
Commonly employed in contemplative ghazals to reflect upon mortality, divine creation, and universal existence.
Examples
every living being in this world
the plight of each animate creature
Synonyms
जानदारज़ी-रूहप्राणी
Related Words
हयातज़ी-रूहकाएनात