Word Meaning
जराहत-ख़ाना
jarāḥat-ḵẖāna
hinoun
Meaning
An infirmary or house of wounds; a domain riddled with injuries.
Detailed Meaning
A Persian-Arabic compound literally denoting a surgery ward, infirmary, or an abode of wounds. In classical Urdu ghazal, it figuratively signifies the lover's deeply wounded heart or an assembly plagued with suffering. In Ghalib's verse, it reflects the state of afflicted lovers presenting their wounds to a morning that only aggravates their pain like salt.
Etymology
Arabic 'jarāḥah' (wound/surgical cut) + Persian 'khāna' (house/abode).
Usage
Employed in classical Urdu poetry as a tragic metaphor for a heart or existence consumed entirely by emotional and existential wounds.
Examples
arz-e-jarahat-khana
dil bana hai ek jarahat-khana
Synonyms
दारुल-जराहतज़ख़्म-गाहमातम-कदा
Related Words
जराहतदवा-ख़ानाशिफ़ा-ख़ानाज़ख़्म