Word Meaning

जवाँ-मर्ग

javāñ-marg

hinoun

Meaning

One who dies young; an untimely death in youth.

Detailed Meaning

A Persian compound formed from 'javān' (young) and 'marg' (death), referring to someone who perishes prematurely in the prime of life. In Urdu poetics and elegiac verses, it expresses tragic grief over an unfulfilled life. In this couplet, it serves as an agonized vocative address to a beloved relative who died far too young.

Etymology

Persian: javān (young) + marg (death).

Usage

Used primarily in elegies and laments as an evocative epithet for a person who passed away before their time.

Examples

The garden wept for the untimely departed blossom.

No sorrow is heavier than the loss of one who died young.

Synonyms

अकाल-मृतकम-सिननौ-उम्र

Related Words

मर्गजवानीमर्सियामातम
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