Word Meaning

डालेंगे

dāleñge

hiverb

Meaning

Will cast, throw, or cultivate (in the context of adopting a habit).

Detailed Meaning

Future tense, first-person plural form of the verb 'ḍālnā' (to cast, pour, or place). In this couplet, it combines with 'ख़ू' (habit/nature) to form the idiom 'ख़ू डालना', meaning to cultivate or adopt a practice. The speaker resolves to resign himself patiently to submission in response to the beloved's indifference.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Indo-Aryan/Prakrit 'ḍālei' (to throw, cast, place), descending from Old Indo-Aryan roots.

Usage

In classical ghazal poetry, 'ḍālnā' often attaches to abstract nouns like 'ख़ू' (nature/habit) or 'नींव' (foundation) to express instilling or inaugurating an emotional posture.

Examples

We too shall cultivate the habit of patience.

We shall institute a custom of devotion in the heart.

Synonyms

अपनाएंगेइख़्तियार करेंगेसीखेंगे

Related Words

डालनाख़ूआदततस्लीम
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