Word Meaning
तूँ
tūñ
Meaning
Then; in that manner; (in 'jūñ tūñ') somehow, with difficulty.
Detailed Meaning
An archaic and poetic variant of 'tyoñ', meaning 'in that manner' or 'then'. In classical Urdu poetry, it most frequently occurs alongside 'jūñ' in the idiom 'jūñ tūñ', meaning 'somehow or other' or 'with great hardship'. In this couplet, it functions within that pairing to indicate how Farhad managed with extreme difficulty to rid himself of the affliction of love.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit तथा (tathā) through Prakrit and Apabhramsha into Braj Bhasha and early Urdu/Dakhni.
Usage
Widely employed in classical Rekhta poetry, particularly in the paired locution 'jūñ tūñ' to evoke endurance under prolonged suffering.
Examples
Passing the dark night somehow or other.
As it arrived, in that exact way it departed.