Word Meaning

ड़ाढें

dāṛheñ

hiNoun (feminine plural)

Meaning

Bitter wails or loud sobs, used in the idiom of weeping inconsolably.

Detailed Meaning

Literally the plural of 'molar tooth', the word is employed here as part of the idiomatic phrase 'dāṛheñ mār mār kar ronā', meaning to weep bitterly and out loud. In the couplet, the poet depicts an agonizing state of love-sickness where the tormented lover wanders into wilderness and mountains, wailing uncontrollably. It expresses an uninhibited, raw outburst of grief caused by the beloved.

Etymology

Sanskrit दंष्ट्रा (daṃṣṭrā, large tooth/fang) > Prakrit > Hindustani डाढ़ / ڈاڑھ (dāṛh).

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, it usually occurs within the verbal idiom denoting loud, uncontrolled weeping in extreme grief.

Examples

weeping bitterly in solitary desolation

crying aloud from the agony of separation

Synonyms

चीख़ेंदहाड़ेंफ़रियादआहें

Related Words

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